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How the Rapa Nui pulled off one of the funniest/saddest historical jokes.

Hoa Hakananai'a is a moai, a statue from Easter Island. It was taken from Orongo, Easter Island (Rapa Nui) in 1868 by the crew of a British ship and is now in the British Museum in London.[1]

It has been described as a "masterpiece"[2] and among the finest examples of Easter Island sculpture.[3] Though relatively small, it is considered to be typical of the island's statue form,[4][5] but distinguished by carvings added to the back, associated with the island's birdman cult.[6]

The statue was identified as Hoa Hakananai'a by islanders at the time it was removed; the British crew first recorded the name in the form 'Hoa-haka-nana-ia' or 'Hoa-haka-nama-ia'.[7] It has been variously translated from the Rapa Nui language to mean 'breaking wave',[8] 'surfriding',[7] 'surfing fellow',[9][10] 'master wave-breaker',[11] 'lost or stolen friend',[12] 'stolen friend', 'hidden friend'[13] or 'doing robberies/mockeries friend'.[9]

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Dad stuck in support nightmare after teen lied about age on Discord- Ars Technica

Asked for comment, a Discord spokesperson told Ars that the platform “takes situations like this seriously, especially when they involve teens and account security.”

More like Discord only takes these things seriously when an article drags them. Probably only banned the kids account because she dropped this on them and they handled it badly.

Crazy how far this company has fallen, but that’s expected I guess when $$$ are on the line.