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  • The BLACK DEATH: 1346-1353 epidemic

    The BLACK DEATH: 1346-1353 epidemic

    March 30, 2025

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    David

    The estimated number of deaths ranges from 75 million to 200 million, or between 30 percent and 50 percent of Europe’s population. The Black Death, caused by the Yersinia pestis bacterium, first exploded in Europe between 1347 and 1351. The estimated number of deaths ranges from 75 million to 200…

  • Part 3. Cannibalism in the Chinese great famine 1959.

    Part 3. Cannibalism in the Chinese great famine 1959.

    March 30, 2025

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    David

    There are widespread oral reports, though little official documentation, of human cannibalism being practiced in various forms as a result of the famine. To survive, people had to resort to every possible means, from eating soil and poisons to stealing and killing and even to eating human flesh. Yang Jisheng,…

  • Part2. Death toll The Great Chinese Famine

    Part2. Death toll The Great Chinese Famine

    March 30, 2025

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    David

    The excess mortality associated with the famine has been estimated by former CCP officials and international experts, with most giving a number in the range of 15–55 million deaths. The Maoist author Gao Mobo claims that anti-communist writers prefer to stretch the death toll number as high as possible while…

  • (Part 1) The Great Chinese Famine

    (Part 1) The Great Chinese Famine

    March 30, 2025

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    David

    The Great Chinese Famine  ‘three years of great famine’ was a famine that occurred between 1959 and 1961 in the People’s Republic of China (PRC).  Some scholars have also included the years 1958 or 1962. It is widely regarded as the deadliest famine and one of the greatest man-made disasters in human history, with an estimated death toll…

  • Disturbing footage has emerged showing the moment an angry mob tear the clothes off two women and cut their hair after they were suspected of shoplifting.

    Disturbing footage has emerged showing the moment an angry mob tear the clothes off two women and cut their hair after they were suspected of shoplifting.

    March 30, 2025

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    David

    The pair were also shoved and kicked as they lie on the ground and try to shield themselves from the blows. The incident was filmed by onlookers in the town of Tapachula in the south-western Mexican state of Chiapas. It was then shared on Twitter , where it has been viewed over…

  • The Heartbreaking Story of a Father and Daughter Separated by War: The Photo That Moved the World

    The Heartbreaking Story of a Father and Daughter Separated by War: The Photo That Moved the World

    March 29, 2025

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    David

    **👨 👧 A hug after 11 years of silence… ** Imagine a father who never saw his daughter growing up. In 1956, Karl Wawrzinek, a German soldier captured by the Soviets in 1945, finally reunites with Roswitha, his 12-year-old daughter, whom he had left when she was just a baby.…

  • An Lushan rebellion

    An Lushan rebellion

    March 29, 2025

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    David

    The An Lushan rebellion was a civil war in China that lasted from 755 to 763, at the approximate midpoint of the Tang dynasty (618–907). It began as a commandery rebellion attempting to overthrow and replace the Tang government with the rogue Yan dynasty. The rebels succeeded in capturing the imperial capital Chang’an after the emperor had fled to Sichuan, but…

  • Jong Sang Thaek’s brutal execution: Stripped naked and eaten alive by Dogs

    Jong Sang Thaek’s brutal execution: Stripped naked and eaten alive by Dogs

    March 29, 2025

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    David

    North Korea, Jan 03: Unlike previous executions of political prisoners, the execution of Jang Song Thaek on December 12 was reportedly one of the most brutal ones ever conducted by the North Korean regime. According to a detailed account published in Wen Wei Po, a Hong Kong based Chinese newspaper, Jang…

  • Recent groundbreaking DNA discoveries have provided shocking insights into the family lineage of the famous Egyptian pharaoh, Tutankhamun

    Recent groundbreaking DNA discoveries have provided shocking insights into the family lineage of the famous Egyptian pharaoh, Tutankhamun

    March 29, 2025

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    David

    It has been definitively confirmed that “The Younger Lady” is Tutankhamun’s mother, and she was also Akhenaten’s full sister, revealing a much more complex royal bloodline than previously understood. This discovery reshapes the historical understanding of genetic relationships within the royal family, adding new layers of intrigue to the legacy…

  • It’s incredible to observe the difference in the jaws of a gray wolf and a spotted hyena

    It’s incredible to observe the difference in the jaws of a gray wolf and a spotted hyena

    March 29, 2025

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    David

    it is incredible The molars of the hyena are extremely strong and robust, a true marvel of nature! 💪 These teeth are designed to break large, hard bones with ease, a skill that puts the hyena on a whole other level in terms of bite strength. Their bite is up…

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