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Biagio da Cesena was a 16th-century Italian priest known for his negative reaction to nudity in Michelangelo's fresco for the Sistine Chapel. In response, Michelangelo included a nude Biagio, complete with donkey ears and a snake biting his penis, into the fresco. NSFW
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In the 1760s, an imposter named Šćepan arrived in Montenegro claiming to be the deceased Russian tsar Peter III. Convincing the local people, Šćepan was shortly after proclaimed as the country's ruler, becoming the first and only "tsar" of Montenegro.
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Spontaneous generation is a superseded scientific theory that held that living creatures could arise from nonliving matter and that such processes were commonplace and regular.
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Charles Edward (1884–1954) was at various times a British prince, the last ruling duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and a Nazi politician. Brought up in the UK, he was selected to succeed to the throne of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha in 1899 because he was deemed young enough to be re-educated as a German.
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Charles Edward (1884–1954) was at various times a British prince, the last ruling duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and a Nazi politician. Brought up in the UK, he was selected to succeed to the throne of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha in 1899 because he was deemed young enough to be re-educated as a German.
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