#tidk

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character concept (may 2025)

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This hill in New Zealand has the catchy name of Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu. I kid you not.

Apparently it's often shortened to Taumata for brevity! 👌

Translated to english it means: The summit where Tamatea, the man with the big knees, the slider, climber of mountains, the land-swallower who travelled about, played his kōauau (flute) to his loved one.

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Here's the Guinness link to the record.

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An enduring mystery that has never had a satisfactory explanation, even now 178 years later. What happened that snowy night in 1855?

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The Nimerigar (people eaters), a story of tiny cannibals with poisoned arrows. Passed down generation to generation by the Shoshone Tribe of Native American Indians, but like the discovery of Homo Floresiensis, is there more to it than just a story?

Find out here: https://thatididntknow.com/the-nimerigar-a-tiny-race-of-cannibals/

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No heating, no air conditioning and no electricity. It’s fascinating to see such an iconic building photographed so many years ago.

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Fact check here.