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Spit fire

A bucket of spit saved a home from being burned down by an angry ex-wife, police in Tennessee said.

Before setting the fire, Sharon Shelton, 66, the second of Gerald Shelton’s three ex-wives, sent a letter to ex-wife No. 3, “If you want to get even with him, burn the house down,” according to the Madison County sheriff’s office.

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