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TIL that when Margaret Keane sued her ex-husband Walter Keane for claiming credit for her artwork, the judge asked them both to paint in the courtroom. Walter refused, citing a sore shoulder, while Margaret finished her painting in just 53 minutes, proving she was the true artist.

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