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Yes, I raised an eyebrow as well when I heard this. The Russian Civil War also had millions of casualties.
by metafunctor 11y ago
Yes, I raised an eyebrow as well when I heard this. The Russian Civil War also had millions of casualties.
- m82labs 11y agoMaybe as a percentage of total population it would be true?
- mikeash 11y agoNot even close. The An Lushan rebellion killed several percent of the entire world's population.
- JBReefer 11y agoTo be clear, it may have killed as many as 1/6 of the human population [0]. [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Lushan_Rebellion#Death_toll https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Lushan_Rebellion#Death_toll
- jimcsharp 11y agoMaybe they just smothered each other.
- walid 11y agoHmmm, why did I just feel I'm reading reddit?