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A baboon in a forest is a matter of legitimate speculation a baboon in a zoo is an object of public curiosity but a baboon in your wife’s bed is a cause of the gravest concern.

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Winston Churchill
Age: 90 †
Born: 1874
Born: November 30
Died: 1965
Died: January 24
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