full moon claims psychiatric admissions accidents studies

Studies challenge claims about full moons

37+ studies

At least 37 studies have invalidated claims linking lunar phases to effects such as more psychiatric admissions, traffic accidents, homicides, or suicides.

A sea trade in jade lasted more than 3,000 years

3,000+ years

An ancient sea trade network connected Taiwan, the Philippines, and other parts of Southeast and East Asia. Jade was mined in Taiwan and much of it was worked in the Philippines. The network lasted at least 3,000 years and began before the Silk Road.

China’s births skewed sharply male

120 boys per 100 girls

By the late 1990s, 120 boys were born in China for every 100 girls. The one-child policy contributed to this skew, along with son preference, sex-selective abortion, infanticide, and female births that went unreported.

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