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Pharao's “beard” - the POTURU lip piercing of Zo'é tribe in Amazonia - and POTERE (POWER)
The “beard” sticking out of the Egyptian pharaohs' chins is strikingly reminiscent of poturu, a cone-shaped “lip plug” made of bone or wood…
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Yup, it's an Enya song question
Okay, let's put it this way... like some 90s children, I grew up listening to Enya. For better or worse, I still totally possess some of her albums,…
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Ricky Martin's Portuguese Etc.
I ran across this video of Ricky Martin being interviewed in Portuguese: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lt8T_iQ-mOY I'm a Spanish speaker and…
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Pharao's “beard” - the POTURU lip piercing of Zo'é tribe in Amazonia - and POTERE (POWER)
The “beard” sticking out of the Egyptian pharaohs' chins is strikingly reminiscent of poturu, a cone-shaped “lip plug” made of bone or wood…
-
Yup, it's an Enya song question
Okay, let's put it this way... like some 90s children, I grew up listening to Enya. For better or worse, I still totally possess some of her albums,…
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Ricky Martin's Portuguese Etc.
I ran across this video of Ricky Martin being interviewed in Portuguese: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lt8T_iQ-mOY I'm a Spanish speaker and…