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TIL Republican Founder Sun Yat-Sen circled the world six times to overseas Chinese communities and people sold their businesses, houses, and life savings for his revolution. In Hong Kong, he slept on a church bench rather than a hotel because he wouldn't use other people's money for enjoyment

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