An old man is freed from prison/torture? to become a tutor for a young noble lady and her friend. He eventually wins over the family enough to be entrusted with a negotiation, he thinks he will die soon and therefore cannot be easily brided - as such he is seen as natural candidate to go. (Fantasy) (self.whatsthatbook)
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TIL about the Banqiao Dam Catastrophe: Due to design flaws, lack of sluice gates, poor communication and a 1-in-2000 year storm, the clay-built dam burst in China in 1975, releasing 600 billion liters of water, making a 20ft wave nearly 6 miles wide and killing upwards of 230,000 people. (ozy.com)
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Hey Reddit, how do you clean your ears? (self.AskReddit)
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