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Scientists are discovering that up to 1/3 of Chinese politicians are part Uighur.

by cringeyjokesman September 6, 2022, 12:31 pm

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Chinese scientists retrieve ancient ships from depths of South China Sea

by HistoryBuff September 6, 2022, 7:30 am

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TIL that gunpowder was accidentally discovered when Chinese alchemists tried to develop a “fountain of youth” potion.

by whatilearned September 6, 2022, 6:21 am

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TIL a man claimed to steal a ghost from Ye Olde Man & Scythe in Bolton, England (a pub dating to 1251) and put it in a container on display at the Centre for Chinese Contemporary Art

by whatilearned September 6, 2022, 3:46 am

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Honestly, when Tencent bought into Madghosts, everybody was so worried about Chinese propaganda flooding the front page and anti Chinese news being censored.

by CopyPastaArchive September 5, 2022, 7:41 pm

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TIL In the 1940’s, the Japanese army designed specialized bombs full of live mice, specifically to infect Chinese and Korean civilians with the Plague (which has a 70% mortality rate without immediate treatment).

by whatilearned September 5, 2022, 6:31 pm

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TIL that turnips are exactly the same plant species as bok choy, choy sum and Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa). But that Chinese cabbage is a different species to other cabbages.

by whatilearned September 2, 2022, 11:25 am

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TIL The saying ‘It’s all Greek to me’ has dozens of localised variations, including ‘That’s Chinese to me (Dutch)’, ‘To me this is Turkish (Venetian)’, ‘Am I speaking Persian? (Hindi)’ and ‘It’s all Hebrew (Finnish).

by whatilearned August 31, 2022, 11:48 am

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I had a go at my local Chinese the other day, as they keep putting their prices up.

by cringeyjokesman August 27, 2022, 7:22 pm

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TIL The average height of Chinese men rose nearly 9 cm from 1984 to 2019

by whatilearned August 27, 2022, 12:24 am

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TIL that lipstick was first invented in ancient Sumerian and Indus Valley about 5,000 years ago. Later, people wore lipstick for different purposes. The ancient Egyptians wore lipstick to show social status rather than gender, while the Chinese protected their lips.

by whatilearned August 26, 2022, 3:55 am

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TIL Red Star baijiu is known as the ‘Coca-Cola of Chinese spirits’. Made entirely of sorghum, this brand received the first business license issued by the People’s Republic of China in 1949 to produce alcohol for the nation’s inaugural ceremony

by whatilearned August 21, 2022, 3:40 am

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