No one ever mentions that “Fortune favors the bold” is what Pliny the Elder said as he set sail toward erupting Vesuvius, where…

2019-12-17 IFTTT, Twitter, joshbearman

No one ever mentions that “Fortune favors the bold” is what Pliny the Elder said as he set sail toward erupting Vesuvius, where he landed, and was promptly killed on the spot.
— Joshuah Bearman (@joshbearman) December 17, 2019

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