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TIL that upside down crosses are not the Satan cross but are the St. Peters cross, and the leviathan cross is in fact the true Satan cross.

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VJrk TIL: When an eagle dies anywhere in the United States, it is sent to The U.S. Eagle Repository in Colorado, where they are evaluated and distributed to Native Americans for religious ceremonies.
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