
David and Goliath
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The Story of David and Goliath
David and Goliath's story is a metaphor for improbable victory. But almost everything about this version of events is wrong, says Cloudwell. Ancient armies had three kinds of warriors: infantry, archers and slingers. They say that Irish slingers could hit a coin from as far as they could see it. That's very accurate from a very long way away.
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