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TIL researchers at a base in Antarctica started to develop a new accent

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rbe4 TIL that whether Marco Polo actually traveled to China is unclear. No Chinese record mentions him. His account of the trip never mentions the Great Wall, Chinese characters, chopsticks, or footbinding.
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