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TIL the Church of Satan does not believe in the Devil, neither a Christian nor Islamic notion of Satan. They view Satan as a positive archetype who represents pride, individualism and enlightenment, and as a symbol of defiance against the Abrahamic faiths suppression of humanity's natural instincts.

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worLM TIL after numerous lawsuits and fines resulting from the incidents occurring throughout Woodstock ‘99, the city of Rome, New York only profited $200,000 from the entire event.
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