In 2022, a hospital in France was partially evacuated after an 88-year-old man arrived in the emergency room with an eight-inch World War I artillery shell lodged inside his body. Due to the object’s age and potential instability, bomb disposal experts were immediately called. Authorities later confirmed the shell was inert, and no explosion occurred. Doctors safely removed it, and officials stated the man had inserted it for personal reasons. The incident drew global attention for the extreme s