Poisoned, shot a few times, clubbed, and finally tossed into a freezing river, just to kill one old man. Rasputin was one tough conman.
NRN, if you liked that article, you'll love this one:
5 Real Life Soldiers Who Make Rambo Look Like a Pussy | Cracked.com
#5 on the list was shot in the face, after he had sniped over 500 Russian soldiers in WWII in -40 zero weather, and lived!
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"I don't know that I ever wanted greatness, on its own. It seems rather like wanting to be an engineer, rather than wanting to design something - or wanting to be a writer, rather than wanting to write. It should be a by-product, not a thing in itself. Otherwise, it's just an ego trip."
Roger Zelazny
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