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Old 08-16-2018, 08:15 PM   #25
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Originally Posted by Bookpossum View Post

When reading about the Halifax explosion, I really needed to know that fascinating piece of information!
Here's one I "liked:"

"...one day the Prince of Wales, who would become King Edward VIII before abdicating the throne to marry the American divorcee Wallis Simpson..."

Honestly, someone who doesn't know that about the Duke of Windsor (is there anyone?) isn't interested and has no need to know in this context.
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