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Jacob McEachern Jacob McEachern ·

Don't try this at home! Yes, the Swiss legend of William Tell sees the hero shooting an apple balanced on his son's head. That was different though: it was Tell's punishment for bold tyrannicide which inspired a revolution.

Thankfully he was pretty good under pressure.

(BTW, the instrument of choice in that story is usually a crossbow.)

The tale goes back to the 1400s, but similar stories go back another couple hundred years.

Who would win, William Tell or Robin Hood?

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