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Spite is not just for kids with broken toys. Many adults have gone to unbelievable lengths to pay back someone who did 'em wrong. Here are 10 classic examples. Plus more spiteful acts throughout history.

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10 Things Done Completely Out of Spite — Plus Other Spiteful Behavior
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    10 Things Done Completely Out of Spite

    10 Things Done Completely Out of Spite

    Spite might be one of the world's oldest emotions. For proof, read the "Iliad", the Greek poet Homer's story of the Trojan War, written around the …

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