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TIL of Katie Brumbach, a 20th century strongwoman who met her husband of 52 years after he took her on in the circus ring; her father was offering a 100 gold marks to anyone who could defeat his daughter. An aspiring acrobat named Max Heymann took her on, but lost. He then fell in love with her.

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