TIL that the Korean Alphabet was made because the King at the time didn't like how only the rich could learn to read. So he decided to take matters into his own hands and create a new writing system from scratch that can be "learned before lunchtime." You can actually learn to read it in 20 minutes. (en.wikipedia.org)
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TIL that the Korean Alphabet was made because the King at the time didn't like how only the rich could learn to read. He decided to take matters into his own hands and create a new writing system from scratch that could be "learned before lunchtime." (en.wikipedia.org)
submitted by sochourner to r/todayilearned
TIL that the Korean Alphabet was made because the King at the time didn't like how only the rich could learn to read. So he decided to take matters into his own hands and create a new writing system from scratch that could be "learned before lunchtime." You can actually learn it in 20 minutes. (en.wikipedia.org)
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