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As a young man, Abraham Lincoln was a formidable wrestler, and one day he challenged the county champion to a match outside the store where he worked. The whole town gathered to watch, but when his opponent began to cheat, Lincoln picked him up and threw him to the ground, rendering him unconscious and sparking a full-scale fight.

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As a young man, Abraham Lincoln was a formidable wrestler, and one day he challenged the county champion to a match outside the store where he worked. The whole town gathered to watch, but when his opponent began to cheat, Lincoln picked him up and threw him to the ground, rendering him unconscious and sparking a full-scale fight.

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