That Time Abe Lincoln Trolled His Way Into a Real-life Duel
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The Benefits of Height in a Duel
Taller people, taller candidates tend to do better in polls. Another thing that comes with being tall president is you got pretty sweet reach. If your footwork is good, you can be a real monster in the boxing ring or wrestling. Or as today's tale shows us in a duel in 1842, Abraham Lincoln used his height to save himself from potentially fatal scrap with a guy named James Shields.
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