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a legendary giant lumberjack, an American folk hero.

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Mississippi’s nickname comes from the magnificent trees that grow there. What is it?

Offending the other ones has been a central strategy for Paul over the last year.
Rand Paul’s Passive-Aggressive Trolling Campaign|Olivia Nuzzi|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
First, they allow Paul to siphon off attention from whichever potential candidate is making news.
Rand Paul’s Passive-Aggressive Trolling Campaign|Olivia Nuzzi|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
But he added that the tactic ensured all “relevant” topics in the world of politics were back to the world of Paul.
Rand Paul’s Passive-Aggressive Trolling Campaign|Olivia Nuzzi|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
But the ads are not just intended to remind the Google-curious that Paul exists and is thinking about running for president.
Rand Paul’s Passive-Aggressive Trolling Campaign|Olivia Nuzzi|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST

Henri Paul actually worked for the French Secret Service and he had €200,000 in his account when he only earned €30,000 a year.
Harry’s Daddy, and Diana’s ‘Murder’: Royal Rumors In a New Play|Tom Sykes|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Peter Elmsly, a partner of the celebrated Paul Valliant, and himself an importer of books and no mean critic and linguist, died.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
Many gallants 'took' their tobacco in the lords room over the stage, and went out to (Saint) Paul's to spit there privately.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
Paul de Rapin de Thoyras, an eminent French historical writer, died.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
If Paul ever lived, which none can prove and many deny, his evidence for the Resurrection was only hearsay evidence.
God and my Neighbour|Robert Blatchford
So much had he heard from Uncle Paul about Indians, that his heart was set on going among them.
The Nursery, July 1873, Vol. XIV. No. 1|Various