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The persuasive way to use numbers

The persuasive way to use numbers

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Miguel Ferreira
Nov 06, 2020
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Louis XI "The Spider King" of France (from 1461 to 1483) was a super superstitious man and he had a thing for astrology.

One day an astrologer came to court and predicted that a lady of the French court would die in 8 days. 

8 days later that lady died. 

Louis XI was furious. 

Louis XI was in love with that lady and he believed the astrologer's prediction w…

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