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TIL that ancient Egyptians believed in afterlife as the dead's heart was weighted against the feather of Maat, If the dead's heart balanced with the feather of Maat, they would be admitted to heavenly paradise, if their heart was heavier than the feather their souls would be permanently destroyed.

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