Master Ceremonies facts
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About bossaball, a volleyball-like sport that takes place on an inflatable platform with trampolines in the middle, while Bossa Nova music is played. The sport is overseen by a "samba referee" who is both the Master of Ceremony and DJ.
When the Papal Master of Ceremonies, Biagio da Cesena, criticized Michelangelo’s work “The Last Judgement”, the artist added Cesena to the painting depicted with donkey ears and a snake biting his genitals.
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The hip hop term M.C. means Master of Ceremonies and originated from the Catholic Church.
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Alan Rickman was the Master of Ceremonies on Mike Oldfield's "Tubular Bells 2" album
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"MC" in the sense of rapper's names (like MC Hammer) stands for "Master of Ceremonies"
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A "Master of Ceremonies" can be spelled "MC" or "Emcee"
