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Additional-Top-8199 t1_j9mki77 wrote
Reply to comment by Poor_old_Rich_Young in TIL Mark Twain is often wrongly credited with the quote: "I would have written a shorter letter, but did not have the time." Earliest credit goes to French mathematician and philospher Blaise Pascal in “Lettres Provinciales,” 1657. by jeremyjava
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Additional-Top-8199 t1_jcd1f6d wrote
Reply to TIL that Prince is credited for “discovering” Carmen Electra when she began her career as a singer after moving to Minneapolis where they met and he produced her self-titled debut studio album, released in 1993. by puzzledplatypus
I’ve read he originated her stage name…