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TIL that the inhabitants of Sri Lanka repelled two Malay invasions during the 13th century

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4B76 TIL Gandhi believed that German Jews should have committed collective suicide
VMYNk TIL the church of scientology maintains a facility known as “The Hole” where at least 100 of the church’s members have been confined for months and even years. Guarded by “pursuit teams”, razor wire, motion sensors, and spikes, it’s described by ex-members as comparable to a North Korean death camp.
nRGr TIL horses kept in stables suffer from insomnia and stay awake up to 85% of the night. This leads to other issues like sleep rocking, sleepwalking, and night terrors.
E1o6V TIL of Joan Murray who survived an 80 mph skydiving fall, thanks to landing on a mound of fire ants, who's bites are believed to have given her a rush of adrenaline which kept her heart beating.
XEMaR TIL that in 2002, Warsaw’s mayoral candidates played against each other in SimCity 3000 to show who was better at managing a city.