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TIL of Venus Callipyge, the godess of love, known for dat ass. According to legend, two sisters were arguing over who had the nicest ass, they call over some guy to get his opinion. He was so smitten by the booty that he ran home to tell his bro, they returned and brought prosperity to the town.

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