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Something True by Idle Thumbs

Jul 9, 201900:02:02Society & Culture

The opera singer who burned down a convent. A naked man who saved the life of Genghis Khan. An astronomer who ate bad beef. These are true stories, but they aren't about people who changed the world. You won't read about...

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