A second-hand statue of Lord Byron was purchased in London and erected in Ecuador, honoring a different poet named "Old Mado", because to build an original would have cost too much. Ling Wen called his Chinese emperor, Yang Lo, a traitor to his face and was sentenced to have his head cut off. But people counseled the accused to beg mercy of the emperor so that he might live. However, Ling Wen refused, saying he'd call the emperor a traitor even after he died, which is exactly what happened. For as the blood dripped on the sand from the severed neck of Ling Wen, it formed the Chinese character for the word traitor. Believe It or Not!
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