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TIL Both the directors and editors of this [2014] music video just won the Oscars

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BrWpr TIL That the Etoro people of New Guinea believe that in order for a boy to achieve manhood they must first ingest the semen of their elders through fellatio. The nearby Kaluli tribe find this barbaric, and instead believe that the semen should be delivered to the boys in the anus.
EgnvP TIL that of the two possible sources of the Wow! (1977) space signal, one would indicate it is heading toward Earth.
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