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TIL that Lucifer by Franz von Stuck, A painting that depicts Lucifer The fallen angel once terrified ministers of Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria, who made the sign of the cross upon first sight of the fallen archangel.

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x6kr5 TIL about Gary DeVore, a screenwriter, who disappeared in 1997 while night driving from Santa Fe, NM to Santa Barbara, CA. A year after disappearing, Devore and his Ford Explorer were found in an aqueduct in Palmdale, CA. Devore's hands, script and gun were missing. His death remains a mystery.
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