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TIL scientists have found "supercorals" in Hawaii’s Kāne’ohe Bay, where a reef is thriving despite development, dredging, sewage and high temperatures.

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grYQ4 TIL that despite Christians being 1% of the Japanese population, there have been 9 Christian prime ministers since 1900 in Japan.
M7JB0 TIL the first six films in the Saw franchise included blood collection drives as part of their promotions. Over 120,000 pints of blood were collected because of these drives, which is estimated to have helped save around 360,000 lives.
X0XRE TIL Abraham Lincoln once said "I am not, nor ever have been, in favor of bringing about in any way the social and political equality of the white and black races"
lLN5 TIL The first ever comic convention was held in New York City in 1964. It was hosted in a small hotel room and had about 30 guests. The first person that signed up for attendance was a teenage George R.R. Martin.
0AQ1 TIL that students are paid $1500 a month to study in the most prestigious engineering school in France : École Polytechnique