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TIL DNA evidence shows that groups in the Amazon are more closely related to indigenous Australians than Native Americans

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9w1b7 TIL about the Xi'an Stele. A Chinese-Christian artifact that documents the rise of christianity in china in the VII century
njLP TIL that after the CDC published a report in the mid ‘90s that showed a gun kept for protection was more likely to kill the owner or a loved one than an intruder, the NRA lobbied for and got legislation that made it illegal for the CDC to study the health impact of guns.
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