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Chapel of Saint Paul

... that the city of Saint Paul, Minnesota, was named after a log chapel (pictured)?
... that the death of Odysseus's dog in the Odyssey uses language typically reserved for the noble deaths of warriors?
... that when future Olympian Chang Wei-chia entered high school, her elementary-school swimming coach was hired full-time and continued to coach her?
... that Babak Ganjei tried to sell a painting of his credit card to Barclays?
... that An Amorous History of the Silver Screen has been read as a biographic metafilm, paralleling its lead's rise from prostitution into film stardom?
... that the first publication of the prolific author and Talmudic scholar Israel Ta-Shma was a Jewish songbook for the Israel Defense Forces?
... that Sarah Pickstone based her John Moores Prize–winning painting on an illustration that accompanied the poem "Not Waving but Drowning"?
... that Frank Ocean's song "American Wedding" was pulled from streaming platforms because of its unauthorized use of "Hotel California"?
... that after being signed, released, signed, released, signed, released, signed, released, signed, released, and signed again, Brandon Smith made his NFL debut?