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TIL that sometimes pathological liars can end up believing their own lies.

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PYRDg TIL that human thigh bones apparently make excellent weapons in close combat; Especially thigh bones, which were prized by New Guinean warriors as materials that would often be carved into exceptionally strong, fierce daggers.
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