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TIL: Marquis De Sade, was a famous French writer, politician and playwright known for his libertine ideas on sexuality. He was so deviant, he was in and out of jail for 32 years of his life. He wrote immoral erotica and advocated for free state funded brothels claiming it would reduce crime.

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