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In 1436, Pope Eugenius IV (Eugene to you and I) consecrated Florence's brand-spanking-new cathedral, Santa Maria del Fiore.

To get to the ceremony he walked in a procession on a raised platform, from his accommodation in Santa Maria Novella to the doors of the vast new church; the platform ran for some 800m. The structure elevated him from the tens of thousands of smelly townsfolk/peasants who flooded into the city for the occasion.

Eugene was a mad Bagger, and it is reported that he muttered Mens sana in corpore sano at the conclusion of the liturgy.
 
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Nothing but facts here. There's no rumours or falsehoods or even - shock horror - shenanigans.

Cheer up, kindly fellow. You'll be right as rain - safe - here.
 

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Parko, who does not drink, had his first ever drink by sharing a grange with John Elliot after they won the premiership. Much to John's dismay, he drank from a wooden goblet a friend crafted for him to commemorate his first drink.
French oak might be acceptable.
 
The United States standard railroad gauge of 4 feet, 8.5 inches was derived from the original specifications for an Imperial Roman war chariot. The Imperial Roman army chariots were made just wide enough to accommodate two horses' arses.

Therefore, the standard US railroad gauge is precisely the width of two John Russo's.

Diesel rests his case.
 

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