And in this province they have no wine, but they make a drink from rice, which is very good.
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From 'The Travels of Marco Polo', describing a custom in China
c. 1300
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Strange & Unusual"They are a very cruel and bloodthirsty people, and they delight in war and slaughter."
Controversial"And in this country, they have a custom that when a man has a child, he takes the child to a wise man, and the wise man tells him what the child's future will be."
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Controversial"They are a very filthy people, and they never wash themselves, and they eat all manner of unclean things."
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