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...that according to the Zizhi Tongjian, Tang dynasty warlord Wu Yuanji painted an archery range with the blood of a family he had executed?
...that the magnitude 6.8 1981 Dawu earthquake in China killed or injured more than 450 people?
...that the world's tallest concrete-faced rockfill dam is Shuibuya Dam (pictured) on the Qingjiang River in China?

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