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Alexander the Great carried a tiny mirror to practice victory faces. Confidence is a rehearsed sport.

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There is no historical record of Alexander the Great carrying a mirror to practice victory faces. He was a Macedonian king who conquered a vast empire in the 4th century BC.

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