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TIL that British stole tea from China through Robert Fortune who shaved his head, wore local Chinese clothing (including a pigtail), and posed as a wealthy official from a distant province to hide his accent. And stole 20,000 seeds to break China’s monopoly on tea by growing it in then British India
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TIL that British stole tea from China through Robert Fortune who shaved his head, wore local Chinese clothing (including a pigtail), and posed as a wealthy official from a distant province to hide his accent. And stole 20,000 seeds to break China’s monopoly on tea by growing it in then British India

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u/Downtown_Ebb9600 — 5 days ago
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TIL in 1740 the Dutch massacred over 10,000 Chinese people in colonial Indonesia after workers rebelled against government repression and economic exploitation. Just ~600-3,000 Chinese survived.

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u/FreeAbortionfromDad — 4 days ago
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Relying on university students skews global psychological research. Psychological research has traditionally relied heavily on participants from Western, educated, industrialized, rich, and democratic societies. But such groups may not generalize to the wider world.

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u/FreeAbortionfromDad — 25 days ago
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A new study reveals that Australia's pre-colonization Indigenous population was approximately 2.22 million people, up to 7 times larger than previously estimated, exposing a devastating demographic catastrophe caused by subsequent disease and colonial violence.

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u/FreeAbortionfromDad — 30 days ago
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TIL George Washington placed a $10 reward for the return of a runaway slave. Oney Judge escaped in Philadelphia in 1796 because she did not want to return to Virginia where she would be "given" as a wedding present into the Custis-Law household. Washington asked Sec of Treasury for help finding her.

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u/FreeAbortionfromDad — 1 month ago
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Ranked: Countries With the Most Serial Killers

Source: 2026 Radford/FGCU Report. Includes places with 10+ identified serial killers and excludes multi-country offenders. Counts reflect documented cases and vary by reporting/classification methods. England and Scotland are separate; collaborators may be grouped.

u/FreeAbortionfromDad — 1 month ago