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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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LkjwQ TIL that the piano used to record “Hey Jude” by the Beatles was the same piano Freddie Mercury used to record “Bohemian Rhapsody”.
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Bngd TIL of a real-life Rambo, a man who evaded thermal-imaging helicopters, armored vehicles, and nearly 1,000 police officers for 48 days after murdering a state trooper with a sniper rifle in northern Pennsylvania. The man, Eric Frein, learned his skills as an Eagle scout and war reenactor.