#todayilearned — Public Fediverse posts
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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".
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#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.
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#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.
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#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.
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#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.
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#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.
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Lithuania 🧵
Population: 2,815,687
What else should you know? 👇
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📊 BANGLADESH
Capital: Dhaka
Population: 174,370,536
GDP per capita: $8,500
Area: 148,460 sq km
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Burundi 🧵
Population: 13,590,102
What else should you know? 👇
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Tajikistan 🧵
GDP: $14.205 billion
What else should you know? 👇
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📊 SOUTH AFRICA
Capital: Pretoria
Population: 61,089,926
GDP per capita: $13,600
Area: 1,219,090 sq km
Currency: South African rand (R) -
Mauritius
Population: 1,311,375
GDP per capita: $27,300
Capital: Port Louis -
📊 PARAGUAY
Capital: Asunció
Population: 7,604,044
GDP per capita: $16,300
Area: 406,752 sq km
Currency: Paraguayan guaraní (₲) -
Malaysia
Population: 34,905,275
GDP per capita: $34,100
Capital: Kuala Lumpur -
📊 CONGO (BRAZZAVILLE)
Capital: Brazzaville
Population: 6,097,665
GDP per capita: $6,200
Area: 342,000 sq km
Currency: Central African CFA franc (Fr)https://openfactbook.org/countries/congo-brazzaville/
#CongoBrazzaville #WorldNews #GlobalData #Facts #TodayILearned
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Puerto Rico
Population: 2,984,841
GDP per capita: $44,100
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#TIL #TodayILearned that there is a #SheelaNaGigs map in Google maps!
As a long-standing #PJHarvey fan, I find this amazing!
https://maps.app.goo.gl/zwxfxgWDU22UFLYL6?g_st=com.metabolist.metatext.share-extension
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#TodayILearned #TIL #AlmaMater literally means #Nourishing #Mother.