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TIL The 20 chapters and 497 verses of Confucius' Analects were unknown until 300 years after his death. Chapters are composed of sayings that seem random and it is difficult to tell if the text reliably report what Confucius actually said and did
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TIL a man known as Hong Xiuquan, who lived in China during the 19th century, claimed to be the brother of Jesus Christ. He tried to overthrow the then-ruling Qing Dynasty with his own Christian kingdom, known as Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. The conflict resulted in approximately 20 million deaths.
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TIL there are as many smokers in China as as there are people in the United States