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TIL there are more Tajik people in Afghanistan than Tajikistan, and more Afghans in Pakistan than Afghanistan

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woww1 TIL: Historian Herodotus described a hairy fox-sized “ant” in Asia that dug up gold from the earth, which would be collected by locals. This was likely the Himalayan marmot, which often makes its burrows in gold-rich soil. Tribal peoples of Pakistan have collected the gold for generations.
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