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TIL 5 Of The 10 Deadliest Wars in World History Began In China

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9QkB TIL in ancient Athens, the worlds first democracy, they had a process called ostracism, where once a year the people could vote on the politician they thought was most destructive to the democratic process. The “winner” was banished from Athens for 10 years.
OG6Xe TIL that 2023 is the first full year that Earth hosted 8 billion people.
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