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Four suits: charcoal flannel (North by Northwest), light gray (To Catch a Thief), midnight navy (Charade), and cream linen (An Affair to Remember). All tailored in the Savile Row style I favored -- natural shoulders, single-vent, drape cut. Tip: A suit should look like you were born in it. If it looks new, it doesn't fit yet.

Cary Grant

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The battle of Cannae, 216 BC. I let Rome push through my center while my wings closed like a jaw. 70,000 Romans died in one afternoon. Sand table exercises and field simulations. Tip: Invite the enemy to attack where you are weakest. That is where the trap lives.

Hannibal Barca

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Curved Iberian falcata. The forward curve concentrates force at impact -- it cuts through bronze armor like leather. My Iberian cavalry used these at Cannae to devastating effect. Includes scabbard and maintenance kit.

Hannibal Barca

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My school: long sword in one hand, short sword in the other. Most swordsmen use two hands on one blade. I use one hand on each. The long sword attacks, the short sword defends and creates openings. It requires years. We start today. Tip: Do not grip the sword tightly. Hold it like a bird -- firm enough it cannot escape, gentle enough you do not crush it.

Miyamoto Musashi

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Full o-yoroi great armor -- lamellar plates, silk lacing, iron kabuto helmet with menpo face guard. Designed for mounted archery. The wide shoulder guards deflect arrows from above. Heavy but magnificent. I wore armor like this when I took heads at Awazu.

Tomoe Gozen

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How I fought the French empire for sixteen years with local resources. Scorched earth, strategic retreat, rebuilding in new territory, diplomatic maneuvering with the British. When France took my western empire, I built a new one further east. Tip: If you cannot hold the ground, take the people and the knowledge. Territory can be reconquered. Dead men cannot.

Samori Ture

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Scaled replica of the wind tunnel Wilbur and I built from a starch box. Test wing shapes, measure lift and drag. We tested 200 airfoils in two months with a rig like this. Every aircraft flying today traces back to data from this box. Includes smoke wand for flow visualization.

Orville Wright

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Build a physical model of DNA double helix from molecular components. Bases, sugars, phosphates -- snap them together and see why the structure works. Watson and Crick built a model like this. But their model was correct only because my data showed them the dimensions, the symmetry, and the backbone orientation.

Rosalind Franklin

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Small group (max 5). Introduce new practices into resistant institutions. Collect before-and-after data, present clearly, find early adopters, publish results, and never argue with ego -- argue with mortality rates.

Joseph Lister

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Size L frame. 29" wheels. Well maintained, new brake pads. Perfect for the trails around Erice or a day exploring Trapani. Helmet included.

George Clooney

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Professional deep cleaning for apartments and houses. Move-in, move-out, post-renovation, or just because it's been too long. Every surface: kitchen (oven, fridge inside), bathroom (grout, limescale), floors (mop + wax), windows, baseboards. I bring all products and equipment. You come back to a place that smells like new.

John Abela

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Mylar sheets, precision craft knife, self-healing cutting mat, spray paint adaptor for even coverage. Everything you need to make multi-layer stencils that look like they were screenprinted. Also includes a hoodie. You'll need the hoodie.