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TIL: Of the top 10 deadliest wars in history, 7 were focused around or took place in China.

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mNDp TIL the total length of the fight between Goku and Frieza in Dragonball Z is 4 hours and 13 minutes
w40E TIL it used to be illegal for men to go bare-chested. After staging protests and getting a flurry of press attention, they finally won the right in the 1930s.
QNJne TIL - The Great Basin Bristlecone Pine (Pinus Longaeva) has been deemed the oldest tree in existence, reaching an age of over 5,000 years old. The Bristlecone pines' success in living a long life can be attributed to the harsh conditions it lives in.
Wk1Eo TIL that Lewis and Clark's campsite 'travelers rest' was located by detecting mercury left behind in their stool samples. To combat constepation they consumed pills which contained the metal, mercury doesnt biodegrade so it's still detectable in multiple site locations across America.
1vbO TIL that only around 5% of Buddha’s teachings have been translated to modern languages; a global non-profit group named 84,000 aims to translate all of Buddha’s teachings to modern languages in order to combat the possible loss of this cultural heritage