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TIL that there are a lot of political graffiti in Pompeii that shows that political campaigns never really changed, such as “Vote X, he brings good bread”, “the thieves vote for Y” and “vote Z, this will save the public purse”

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699P7 TIL about the battle of talas. A battle where the forces of the Abbasid caliphate and the allied Tibetian empire fought against the Tang Dynasty of China for control of sry darya region of Central Asia. The battle ended with a Abbasid victory that marked the end of the Tang westward expansion.
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