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TIL 18th Century Norwegian swashbuckler Peter Tordenskjold once ran out of ammo during a sea battle so he sent his enemy a letter thanking him for "a fine duel" and asking him to send more ammo so the (en.wikipedia.org)
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TIL 18th Century Norwegian swashbuckler Peter Tordenskjold once ran out of ammo during a sea battle so he sent his enemy a letter thanking him for "a fine duel" and asking him to send more ammo so they could carry on. The two crews then toasted each other's health and went their separate ways.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 19 points 4 months ago (1 children)

He was 24 years old when that battle took place...

[โ€“] [email protected] 25 points 4 months ago

And lived to the ripe old age of 30.