When Being Smart Can Save Your Life...A True Story Of Wit
Not the sharpest tool in the court, his last-minute wittiness saved his life. Triboulet was a low-level jester around town who was made a court fool by patent around age 24 by the future King Francis I. Triboulet, The Court Jester Whose Wit Saved His Life (allthatsinteresting.com) Sign in to see full entry.