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10M views · 332K reactions | The Swimming events at the Paralympic Games are always memorable, and as we wait for the Paris 2024 Swimming, here is some time to relive some awesome races from the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games!  Watch as China sweep the podium in the Men's 50m Backstroke - S5 Final at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games and Zheng Tao absolutely smashes it in magnificent World Record time!  | Paralympic Games | Facebook

Zheng He led a fleet of nearly 300 ships that reached the shores of Africa centuries before Columbus. His armada was a floating city with treasure ships over 400 feet that dwarfed the three vessels later used by Columbus. Between 1405 and 1433 AD he commanded seven voyages for the Ming Dynasty emperor, crossing the Indian Ocean and visiting Southeast Asia, India, the Arabian Peninsula and East Africa. His mission was to forge diplomatic ties and trade links, returning with spices, gems and even