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TIL that the last sword duel in France took place in 1967, between the mayor of Marseilles and the presidential candidate of the Socialist Party. (rarehistoricalphotos.com)

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[–] Bad_company_daps 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It was a just a regular duel, the point isn't to kill but basically "touch" the other guy like in a fencing match. The other guy got hit twice and survived but had to go to his wedding the next day.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Anticlimactic, but I guess it was to be expected!

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