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“My mother didn't really cook. But she did make key lime pie, until the day the top of the evaporated milk container accidentally ended up in the pie and she decided cooking took too much concentration.”

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William of Norwich

William of Norwich (1132-22 March 1144) was a saint from England. According to legend, he was a pious Christian boy who was falsely accused of being a sacrifice for Jewish rituals in 1144, an event that caused widespread concern and controversy in England at the time. more

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