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thenewgreen  ·  2503 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: TIH: June 9, 1672- Peter the Great is born

"Hmmm... he died of bladder problems. That's not nearly cool enough. Let's make up a story about him saving some drowning soldiers and say that this is what caused the return of his bladder infection. That's way cooler."

-How history is made.