Sir Francis Beaufort
Wednesday, Sep 25, 2013, 3:02 pm
The dignified and distinguished gentleman you see in this picture very nearly suffered a not-so dignified finish in 1795 he when almost drowned in Portsmouth harbor. He claimed to have then seen his entire life flash before him -- but backwards for some reason. It's not known if he swam the backstroke to safety.
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