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TIL people are still learning Manchu language (used by the Chinese Qing empire) to study ancient Qing texts in Taiwan (but Manchus now speak Mandarin Chinese, and FYI the Chinese most people in the world now learn is a Manchu accent Chinese)

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X0roP TIL 18-year-old Chinese soccer player Zhang Cheng participated in the 2007 Special Olympics in Shanghai; he went on to have a professional career in China's top league, winning the league champion title in 2020
Z8VnR TIL: A ”moment” is 90 seconds
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