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TIL: In 1999 the Deer Terrace Pavilion was uncovered in China dating back to 1046 BC. It was a pool named the “Lake of Wine and Forest of Meat” which was filled with wine and meat was hung around it. King Zhou reportedly died there after his defeat and burned it, his jewels, and himself.

by whatilearned May 29, 2023, 2:30 am

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TIL: In China for about three years around 1900, a secret martial arts training club tried to overthrow the Chinese government & force out foreigners. Known to the West as “The Boxer Rebellion,” the name literally comes from the fact that members fought unarmed using Chinese forms of unarmed combat.

by whatilearned May 28, 2023, 7:30 am

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What do you call a comedian in China?

by cringeyjokesman May 28, 2023, 2:15 am

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Shipwrecks filled with relics found undersea – Two ancient shipwrecks, probably dating back to the middle of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), have been found at a depth of 1,500 meters in the South China Se

by HistoryBuff May 25, 2023, 5:14 am

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TIL Sticky Rice was used in the Great Wall of China to make inorganic−organic composite mortar that would rival modern cement in strength.

by whatilearned May 24, 2023, 3:37 pm

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TIL After water, concrete is the most widely used substance on Earth. If the cement industry were a country, it would be the third largest carbon dioxide emitter in the world with up to 2.8bn tonnes, surpassed only by China and the US. [2018 numbers]

by whatilearned May 18, 2023, 4:55 pm

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China best 🇨🇳 🇨🇳 🇨🇳

by CopyPastaArchive May 14, 2023, 11:44 pm

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Ancient DNA of the Xiongnu reveal that the world’s first nomadic empire — trade partner to Rome and Egypt, rival to Imperial China — was a multiethnic empire with powerful women

by HistoryBuff May 6, 2023, 9:25 pm

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Average minor battle in China

by CopyPastaArchive May 3, 2023, 6:22 pm

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TIL: Kobe Bryant’s “33” High School basketball jersey was stolen in 2017 and sold to a collector in China who returned it after suspecting it was stolen.

by whatilearned April 30, 2023, 2:51 pm

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TIL the longest traffic jam in history lasted for 12 days. It occurred in China in 2010 on the Beijing-Tibet Expressway and stretched for over 62 miles (100km).

by whatilearned April 29, 2023, 9:04 am

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While in China, an American man is very sexually promiscuous and does not use a condom the entire time he is there.

by cringeyjokesman April 25, 2023, 10:06 am

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