stackyFACTSNothing keeps your ego in check quite like a constant reminder of your own impending doom. To avoid becoming too arrogant, this pontiff kept a beautifully crafted casket sitting right inside his bedroom. Just to double down on the aesthetic, he also drank from a chalice shaped out of a human skull.
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