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TIL China builds manmade islands for ports/airstrips on top of coral reefs in the South China Sea, effectively destroying those coral reefs.

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xll1 TIL theres a german tv show (Schlag den Raab) where you compete against the shows host in all kinds of games (everything from sports, quiz, fun stuff etc.). The price is 500000 euros for every show, if the host wins it goes into the jackpot which is at 3,5 millions right now.
1kKW TIL most rainforest soils are extremely poor in minerals and nutrients and the key to the luxuriant vegetation of these forests lies in the rapid nutrient cycling.
XEbKr TIL Nicolas Cage’s earliest childhood memory is from when he was three years old and lying on a bed with Italian nuns, who made him drink Sambuca and fed him a stew made of fox meat.
ODv6 TIL Teddy Roosevelt had a pet one-legged rooster
x6eow TIL artist M.I.A. began her career as a visual artist, moving into making music during her stint as the band Elastica's documentarian in 2000. She had previously designed the band's second album cover and directed the music video for their song "Mad Dog God Dam."