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Explorer Thor Heyerdahl, 87, Dies
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OSLO, Norway (AP) _ Thor Heyerdahl, the Norwegian explorer who crossed
the Pacific on a balsa log raft to prove his theories of human migration,
has died at 87.
Heyerdahl, whose book "Kon-Tiki" on the daring 101-day voyage sold
millions of copies, stopped taking food, water or medication in early
April after being diagnosed with a terminal brain tumor. He died Thursday
night in his sleep at home in Colla Michari, Italy, said his son,
Thor Heyerdahl Jr.
Heyerdahl had been hospitalized near there in late March when he became
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