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The shrinking of Lake Chad from 1963 to 2021.

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TIL that New York State paid more for the land for Central Park ($ 7.4 million) than the US paid for the entire state of Alaska ($ 7.2 million).

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Percentage of population eating meat in India.

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TIL that in Senegal there is a pink lake with a salinity reaching up to 40%.

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TIL that for much of the 20th century many chickens were equipped with eyeglasses, in order to avoid pecking and cannibalism.

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Men employed in non-agricultural sectors in Austria-Hungary 1910.

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A rare, intact capstone of a pyramid, a pyramidion, dating back to the 19th century BC, during the reign of Amenemhat III.

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TIL that during WWII, British spies had plans lacing Hitler's food with estrogen, with the intention of making him less aggressive.

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Alternatively, three racoon dogs in a bear suit

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Depth profile of the Great Lakes system.

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TIL that Ethiopia has its own calendar that lags 7-8 years behind the rest of the world. New Year occur on September 11 or 12. The current year is 2015.

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TIL that the Madagascar Sign Language is derived from the Norwegian Sign Language, since the education for deaf in the country was established by Norwegian missionaries.

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What this combat ship looks like below water level

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Purchasing power in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

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TIL that no Canadian team has won the Stanley cup since 1993 when Montreal Canadiens won.

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TIL that the Paraguayan war 1864-1870 led to the death of up to 69% of Paraguay's population. After the war there were only 28,746 adult men left in the country.

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TIL the film industry established itself in Hollywood partly to avoid Thomas Edison's harassements. Edison had patents for key film making technology and enforced them harshly, including hiring thugs.

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TIL that the national anthem of Estonia is the same as that of Finland, but with different lyrics.

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TIL that in 532, half of Constantinople was destroyed and tens of thousand died in riots between supporters of different chariot racing factions.

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TIL that a 28 year old Russian man went to the doctor for coughing up blood and having chest pains. The doctors diagnosed it as cancer, but it turned out to be a fir tree growing inside his lungs.