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Til: Montana (380,800 sq km) is larger than Germany (357,500 sq km) population 1 million vs 83 million

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rN40d TIL that a heavily Christianized version of Buddha’s story was immensely popular in Europe in the 11th century as the Legend of Barlaam and Josaphat; although British became first aware of Buddhism’s existence as a religion only in the 19th century.
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