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TIL About the Jeju Massacre, where South Korean forces wiped out 10 percent of the island of Jeju for the crime of organizing a General Strike (en.wikipedia.org)

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[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 3 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

How often do you eat a tenth of something?

[–] Furbag@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago

Separate the whole thing into 10 equal sized pieces and then eat one of them?

[–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 3 points 9 hours ago

A few times a month, maybe? A lot of things come in ten packs and the bakery I work at sells five rolls for a discount, so I’ll get two of those relatively frequently