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TIL That Michelangelo hid an image of the human brain’s anatomy in the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel

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oRp5A TIL about Strongheart, a male German shepherd who was one of the earliest canine movie stars. Originally trained as a police dog, Strongheart served in the German Red Cross during World War I. Tragically he was burnt in an accident with a hot studio light, dying at age 11 on June 24, 1929.
8eWpZ TIL for nearly 500 years, English monarchs styled themselves "King/Queen of France" in addition to their other titles, beginning with the Hundred Years' War and ending with the abolition of the French monarchy.
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