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July 20, 2012

In 1909, you could fake-murder your friends in a wax bullet duel

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This pastime seemed to hit its zenith in the opening decade of the 1900s,
when the availability of wax bullets (and Parisian innovation) allowed duelists to delight in mock fatal standoffs. -- Danger Room

Posted by gerardvanderleun at July 20, 2012 10:29 AM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.

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