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An Italian teenager who was informally known as "God's Influencer" for using his computer skills to spread the Catholic faith is set to become the first saint of the millennial generation, the Vatican announced.

Carlo Acutis passed away of leukemia in 2006 at the age of 15. Born in London, he grew up in Milan where he managed the website for his parish and later a Vatican-based academy. He also used his computer skills to create an online database of Eucharistic miracles around the world.

The teenager was beatified - the first step toward sainthood in 2020 after one miracle was attributed to him. In that miracle, Acutis is credited with healing a Brazilian child of a congenital disease affecting his pancreas.

The second miracle involved the healing of a university student in Florence who had a brain bleed after suffering head trauma.

𝐀𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬, 𝟏𝟖𝟗𝟔.

The Kremos family is a family of acrobats. The original troupe was formed in 1880 by Josef Kremos who hailed from Czechoslovakia when it was still part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Josef married an Austro Hungarian equestrienne by the name of Franzisca Allinger and together they had 13 children, 12 of whom would eventually join the family acrobat business. The hardest trick (which was mastered by 3 of their children) was the triple somersault from their father's feet.

The family legacy lives on with Kris Kremo (born in 1951) who is the third generation to perform and has continued the tradition well into the 21st century. His latest performance dates back to 2019. https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1795935099277496320/vid/avc1/566x472/M6OkOSaGUreN4guN.mp4?tag=16

Here's a throwback to 1984 when astronaut Rakesh Sharma and Indira Gandhi, India's then Prime Minister, had this heartwarming chat. https://t.co/0Ue1Yuhc9c https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1795609016594223104/pu/vid/avc1/782x616/Z39EW6F46K1XpNVG.mp4?tag=12

Can you name one thing invented by America without Googling? https://t.co/LnuqaUuXX7