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Re:Israeli startup claims Covid-19 likely originated in a la... by messe on Wednesday December 30, 2020 @08:45PM (#25588636)
> And what is 5k years supposed to be? The age of the earth or something?

I believe it's the claim that China has 5,000 years of written history. I'm not knowledgeable on this however, so this is a vague memory semi-confirmed by a cursory internet search.

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Re:Israeli startup claims Covid-19 likely originated in a la... by MichaelZuo on Wednesday December 30, 2020 @10:56PM (#25589424)
I’ve never heard a credible source state 5000 years of written history, just 5000 years of history, where the inference is that the earlier parts were orally transmitted.
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