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TIL that the last sword duel in France took place in 1967, between the mayor of Marseilles and the presidential candidate of the Socialist Party. (rarehistoricalphotos.com)
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[–] Bad_company_daps@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 year ago

It was a just a regular duel, the point isn't to kill but basically "touch" the other guy like in a fencing match. The other guy got hit twice and survived but had to go to his wedding the next day.