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TIL Pope Pius X issued a papal edict that wind instruments, which included the saxophone, should not be used in Catholic worship

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4kMYo TIL the reason why older Japanese paints have women with black lips is not to provide contrast, but because they actually represent black teeth which was a common custom of the time.
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