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The Last Supper is supposed to be thirteen men. Who is this woman? Everyone misses it, our preconceived notions of this scene are so powerful that our mind blocks out the incongruity and overrides our eyes.

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Dan Brown
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: June 22
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New Hampshire
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