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Silk was used in China since around the 4th millenium BCE and kept the practice a secret, not reaching Japan until around the 4th century CE. How did the Chinese manage to keep millions of people across generations quiet for thousands of years?

by /u/AnEpiphanyTooLate in /r/AskHistorians

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