Famous last words of 18 famous people

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People have always been fascinated by the last words of others.

Perhaps they hold a touch of wisdom, a final joke, or even confirmation of who's getting what in the will.

In light of that, Business Insider put together a list of the reported last words of 18 famous historical figures.

Karl Marx, philosopher.

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"Last words are for fools who haven't said enough." 

Source: International Business Times

Richard Feynman, theoretical physicist.

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"I'd hate to die twice. It's so boring."

Source: "The Power of Personality" by Sylvia Loehken

Archimedes, mathematician.

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"Stand away, fellow, from my diagram!"

Archimedes was killed during the Second Punic War. According to the historian Plutarch, a soldier reportedly came up to the mathematician and told him to go with him to Marcellus.

Archimedes, however, refused to do so until he finished the problem he was working on. Enraged, the soldier killed him.

Sources: "The Parallel Lives" by Plutarch, "Famous Last Words" by Laura Ward

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