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MAY YOU LIVE IN INTERESTING TIMES

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Kevin Muir
May 28, 2020
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I don’t know about you, but I have always attributed the line, “may you live in interesting times” to Chinese culture. Turns out, there is little proof this famous maxim originated in China.

Sure, it was reported to have come from that land, but no one can find any evidence to this fact. The first citation is generally believed to have been uttered fro…

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