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Mad Monarch
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Dante, Italy's greatest point, now lies in a tomb in Ravenna, illuminated by an oil lamp lits at September, nineteen-eight. Dante's hometown Florence has undertaken to keep the lamp burning for all eternity. Believe it or not.
In a moment I'll tell you about a mad monarch's revenge. Abdul Hassan Ali, who at the age of sixteen became the caliph of Egypt, invited two thousand six hundred and sixty of the most beautiful young ladies of Cairo to a sumptuous feast.
As soon as the building was filled, a company of masons was ordered to seal up all exits with brick and mortar. Six months later, the mad ruler ordered the doors opened and had the young captive skeletons removed for burial.
The revenge was for a slight offer to him by the Egyptian capital. Believe it or not.
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