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TIL that the Mandarin Chinese equivalent of the phrase "speak of the devil" is "shuo Cao Cao, Cao Cao dao," or "speak of Cao Cao and Cao Cao appears," referencing the 3rd century warlord and statesman Cao Cao.

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