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TIL that in the original Polynesian myth, Māui dies after transforming into a worm and entering the vagina of the goddess Hine-nui-te-pō, who crushes him with the obsidian teeth in her vagina.

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kxoB TIL that Mark Wahlberg committed vicious hate crimes, including harassing African-American children by throwing rocks at them and shouting racial epithets and permanently blinding a Vietnamese man in one eye.
XaB6 TIL the sixth tallest pyramid in the world is a Bass Pro Shops megastore in Memphis, Tennessee
Wk8Ko TIL whales breach to remove parasites from their bodies. They carry a variety of external parasites that may cause itching and irritation to their skin.
loKMN TIL the Torah has been reduplicated almost perfectly throughout history. Between all Jewish communities worldwide, only Yemen’s was found to be different. It had a total of 9 errors amidst 304,805 letters.
PPDn TIL the saying ‘Diamonds are Forever’ is pure marketing: after the South African diamond rush, the value of the diamond should have plummeted if not for the Oppenheimer family managing to convince the world that diamonds have always been associated with love.