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TIL that Israel's Eilat coral reef is one of the only natural reefs that is growing, instead of dying.

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OorZ7 TIL that Kazakhstan was the entire Soviet Union for 4 days
JE9Q TIL: That in the dreams of deaf people, they still don’t hear but either the people in their dreams know sign language or all communication is essentially telepathic.
KYZ6E TIL of the ancient law of General Acerage. If a ship carrying cargo needs to jettison some of its load to save the rest, that loss is to be shared proportionally among interest holders and the ship owner. First written into law in 800BC, it continues to be declared in maritime emergencies.
aB4L TIL a Winnie the Pooh cast member at Disneyland slapped a child and showed up to the resulting court summons in his Pooh outfit and danced
4XpPN TIL Many scenes of 'Young Frankenstein' had to be re-shot, not because the actors were laughing and breaking character, but because the rest of the film crew were laughing so hard during filming, they ruined all the takes.