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TIL coral reefs are worth $2.7 trillion annually

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R7Jr6 TIL about Jack Parsons, one of the fathers of rocketry that was involved in an occultist church Thelema, and believed that magic was science that hadn't been understood yet.
YP7Z TIL that if you were an Ancient Roman, and you had a slave that was raped, you could attempt to prosecute the rapist for “property damage”.
MKv0 TIL that oranges are not the fruit that contain the most vitamin C, and that in fact Guavas are the fruit that have the most vitamin C per gram.
44N5 TIL in America, fake wrestling is called “pro wrestling” and real wrestling is called “amateur wrestling”
ADgYl TIL An American writer went to Paris where she found one of her favorite books in a store. Upon opening the book, she saw that the book was her own copy that she gave away years ago.