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If you’re mourning Notre Dame cathedral today, well, you’re not the only one.  Here’s a story from its long history that might make you feel a little more hopeful, a story of stone heads that disappeared - and reappeared hundreds of years later. Plus: a few examples of how cathedrals are full of surprises, and not always high-minded ones. 

After 184 Years, a Cousin of the French President Finds Notre Dame’s Missing Stone Heads (People) 

13 Facts About Notre-Dame Cathedral (Mental Floss) 

What you didn’t know about Britain’s churches and cathedrals (Telegraph UK)