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TIL “Kansas” is a mispronunciation of French spelling, and should be pronounced like the last 2 syllables of “Arkansas.”

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xVaRo TIL Sherlock Holmes Villain Professor James Moriarty was based on the life and criminal career of the real Napoleon of Crime, Adam Worth
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