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TIL that there is a village in China with 367 households but 39 pairs of twins, even chickens are reportedly laying eggs with double yolks.

by whatilearned July 6, 2022, 1:35 am

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Collection of letters to George III and George IV from rulers of Asian countries including China, India, and the Ottoman Empire now available online from the Royal Archives at Windsor

by HistoryBuff July 5, 2022, 8:46 pm

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TIL In 1969, an American destroyer named USS Frank E. Evans collided with an Australian aircraft carrier in the South China Sea at 3:00am because the commanding officer was asleep and left two inexperienced lieutenants in charge. The ship turned the wrong way, collided, & sank, killing 74 people

by whatilearned June 29, 2022, 7:22 am

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TIL that China has an international network of overseas societies, known as the United Front Workers Department (UFWD) who are able to mobilize for their government overseas. Example of this system in action in Canada from the start of the pandemic to procure PPE

by whatilearned June 22, 2022, 9:53 am

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TIL Major-General Charles George Gordon was a British Army officer who made his military reputation in China. He was placed in command of the “Ever Victorious Army” which was instrumental in putting down the Taiping Rebellion. The Emperor of China promoted Gordon to the rank of tidu.

by whatilearned June 19, 2022, 1:38 pm

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TIL Mount Hua is a mountain located near the city of Huayin in Shaanxi Province of China. It is the one of the Five Great Mountains of China and has a long history of religious significance. The route up the mountain has been called one of the most dangerous hikes in the world.

by whatilearned June 17, 2022, 1:23 am

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China kept this 800-year-old shipwreck a secret for decades

by HistoryBuff June 16, 2022, 10:08 pm

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TIL just after WW2, the US occupied two provinces of Northern China with 50,000 marines to repatriate the 600,000+ Japanese soldiers and Korean conscripts still in China after the war since neither Japan nor either side of the Chinese Civil War were logistically capable of doing so at the time.

by whatilearned June 13, 2022, 11:59 am

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TIL about Splendid China (Orlando, Florida, 1993-2003) a $100 million theme park owned by the People’s Republic of China

by whatilearned June 11, 2022, 6:32 pm

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TIL China executed or imprisoned 20 CIA informants working in the country between 2010 and 2012

by whatilearned June 10, 2022, 12:34 am

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China has now banned any military personnel to use apple watches due to security reasons.

by cringeyjokesman June 7, 2022, 5:54 pm

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How did China view India at the time Buddhism entered through its borders?

by HistoryBuff June 7, 2022, 5:32 am

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