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TIL the salt flats of western India have a "Wild Ass Sanctuary", meant for the endangered "Indian wild ass".

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X0998 TIL about Thirty Years' War between Catholic and Protestant states in the Holy Roman Empire.
yVQvv TIL of Enclothed Cognition, the psychological influence caused by how we dress. Studies done show how individuals who dress up results in high productivity and vice versa.
Wv5A TIL the largest building in the world is the Boeing factory in Washington, taking up 98 acres of space . It even has it´s own climate
PQWw TIL a woman filing for public assistance failed 4 DNA tests to prove maternity of her children. She was taken to court and risked losing custody. It was later discovered she had absorbed her twin in the womb and her reproductive organs carried different DNA to other parts of her body.
W75N8 TIL that giraffes only need 5 to 30 minutes of sleep per day.