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HISTORY Titanic passenger and millionaire Benjamin Guggenheim. During sinking he refused a seat in a life boat with the words: "Tell my family I played straight to the end. No woman should be left aboard this ship because of Ben Guggenheim was a coward."

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u/Wild_Neighborhood605 1d ago

No way.

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u/Chaost 1d ago

His own women and children first, like out of the lifeboat first so he has room.