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TIL William Willburforce and Pitt - as 23 year old uni mates who became MPs - went on a Lads on Tour holiday to meet up with Benjamin Franklin, General Lafayette, Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI. When the lads returned Pitt was immediately made Prime Minister & Wilburforce went on to abolish slavery

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