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by NotYourLawyer 1170 days ago
People hated the Eiffel Tower for a long time.
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oh_sigh 1170 days ago
It is said that Guy de Maupassant ate lunch everyday at the base of The Eiffel Tower, because it was the only place in Paris where he couldn't see it
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WJW 1169 days ago
It's a great story, but surely even at places that had a clear view of the Eiffel tower he could simply sit facing away from it?
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