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TIL: During his sons kidnapping, Frank Sinatra Sr spoke with the kidnappers via payphone often. Worried that he wouldn't have enough change for the call he started to carry 10 dimes wherever he went. He continued to do this for the rest of his life, and was even buried with 10 dimes in his pocket.

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nWakW TIL that despite being such a prolific writer, there were only 7 people at Edgar Allan Poe’s funeral which was on Monday, October 8, 1849, in Baltimore. The Reverend decided not to bother with a sermon because the crowd was so small. The entire ceremony lasted only 3 minutes in cold, damp weather.
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