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When her husband was killed by conquistadors, this native Chilean showed the Spanish what "fight like a woman" really means.
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Timoclea
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When enemies invaded her town while her husband was on lunch break, she grabbed a nearby pestle and saved the day by achieving the high score in soldier whack-a-mole.