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TIL unique clown makeup is memorialized on eggs in a museum; it’s a soft copyright method to prevent plagiarism

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6EG1Z TIL a “devil’s advocate” was a person sanctioned by the Vatican to argue against the canonization of a potential new saint by pointing out their flaws and critically evaluating their miracles. Christopher Hitchens served as a devil’s advocate for Mother Theresa.
b9nXj TIL that skeletal muscles are strong enough to break bones. After tetanus contraction, the bacteria interferes with normal muscle nerve function. Muscular contractions can become strong enough to break the spine.
X75k TIL John F Kennedy ordered 1,200 Cuban cigars hours before he authorized a U.S. trade embargo which subsequently made them illegal
4XBWb TIL that in Greece since there is so little available land, graves are only "leased" and people are buried for 3 years and then their families dig up their bones and another person is buried in the same grave.
LQkNr TIL that the Sinaloa Cartel earns between $3 billion and $39 billion US Dollars a year.