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bolanrox t1_iu5tzsu wrote

Reply to comment by PoopMobile9000 in TIL Al Capone was only 33 when he was locked away for tax evasion and developed neurosyphilis, leading to his death at 48. Eliot Ness was 27 when he formed the Untouchables--he died in a state of financial ruin in his 50s, likely hastened by his heavy drinking in his later life by capsaicinintheeyes

One woman saw the wagon trains, and the Moon landing.

another guy saw Lincoln get shot and talked about it on a TV show.

Biden was born closer to Lincolns inauguration than his own.

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InterminableSnowman t1_iu63p15 wrote

> Biden was born closer to Lincolns inauguration than his own.

Only if you use Lincoln's second inauguration. Lincoln's first was in 1861, 81 years before Biden was born in 1942, and Biden was inaugurated at 78 in 2021.

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PoopMobile9000 t1_iu5u8b8 wrote

Yep. We talk about how the Internet has changed life and society, but it’s peanuts compared to the changes that occurred the prior turn of the century.

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