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TIL that India has a very rare river shark called the Ganges River Shark, which only has 240 individuals left in the world.

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OG5b6 TIL that China has a higher life expectancy than the U.S.
OG9M4 TIL that there is a specific type for ink suitable for sublimation.
DaPv TIL that in 2002, a fire broke out at a girls’ school in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Some girls were stopped by “religious police” from running out of the building because they were not wearing correct Islamic dress. 15 girls died.
dXm9 TIL there exists a group of internet commentators hired by the Chinese government to make comments favoring Chinese policies.
nWJr9 TIL 26 children and a bus driver were kidnapped and held for ransom in an underground trailer in California in 1976