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  1. @jimniels

    So... yes!

    > The term "smallpox" was first used in England in the 16th century to distinguish [it] from syphilis, which was then known as the "great pox".

    Other names used historically include "speckled monster", and "red plague".

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smallpox

  2. #TodayILearned that the tradition of giving mooncakes in #China has given rise to a sort of economic cycle in which slips of paper stand in for mooncakes, and companies make profits without selling a single box of mooncakes.

    #Mooncakes #MooncakeBackedSecurity

  3. #TodayILearned that the tradition of giving mooncakes in #China has given rise to a sort of economic cycle in which slips of paper stand in for mooncakes, and companies make profits without selling a single box of mooncakes.

    #Mooncakes #MooncakeBackedSecurity

  4. #TodayILearned that the tradition of giving mooncakes in #China has given rise to a sort of economic cycle in which slips of paper stand in for mooncakes, and companies make profits without selling a single box of mooncakes.

    #Mooncakes #MooncakeBackedSecurity

  5. #TodayILearned that the tradition of giving mooncakes in #China has given rise to a sort of economic cycle in which slips of paper stand in for mooncakes, and companies make profits without selling a single box of mooncakes.

    #Mooncakes #MooncakeBackedSecurity

  6. #TodayILearned that the tradition of giving mooncakes in #China has given rise to a sort of economic cycle in which slips of paper stand in for mooncakes, and companies make profits without selling a single box of mooncakes.

    #Mooncakes #MooncakeBackedSecurity

  7. 📊 BANGLADESH

    Capital: Dhaka
    Population: 174,370,536
    GDP per capita: $8,500
    Area: 148,460 sq km
    Currency: Bangladeshi taka (৳)

    openfactbook.org/countries/ban

    #Bangladesh #WorldNews #GlobalData #Facts #TodayILearned

  8. 📊 SOUTH AFRICA

    Capital: Pretoria
    Population: 61,089,926
    GDP per capita: $13,600
    Area: 1,219,090 sq km
    Currency: South African rand (R)

    openfactbook.org/countries/sou

    #SouthAfrica #WorldNews #GlobalData #Facts #TodayILearned

  9. 📊 PARAGUAY

    Capital: Asunci&oacute
    Population: 7,604,044
    GDP per capita: $16,300
    Area: 406,752 sq km
    Currency: Paraguayan guaraní (₲)

    openfactbook.org/countries/par

    #Paraguay #WorldNews #GlobalData #Facts #TodayILearned

  10. 📊 CONGO (BRAZZAVILLE)

    Capital: Brazzaville
    Population: 6,097,665
    GDP per capita: $6,200
    Area: 342,000 sq km
    Currency: Central African CFA franc (Fr)

    openfactbook.org/countries/con

    #CongoBrazzaville #WorldNews #GlobalData #Facts #TodayILearned