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TIL about king Wuyi of Shang dynasty of China. He humiliated an idol called the god of heaven after playing a game with it when it lost the game. He also shot a leather bag filled with blood in the sky and said he was shooting the heavens.He was killed by lightening while on a hunting trip.

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