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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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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

If you were wondering, the mayor won the duel

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

What happened to the other guy? Was this a duel to the death?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

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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