stackyFACTSThe rain god Chaac lived at the bottom of dark cenotes, and he allegedly loved expensive rocks. Mayans routinely chucked priceless, carved jade artifacts directly into the pitch-black water to beg for a decent crop yield. Centuries later, archaeologists essentially got to dive into an ancient, waterlogged piggy bank.
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