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TIL coral reefs are worth $2.7 trillion annually

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WBY8 TIL that during WWII, the US clandestinely manufactured and distributed a derringer-like pistol to be used by civilian resistance groups in Europe.
PYgGg TIL in Avatar: The Last Airbender, the bending styles for each element were influenced by a different Chinese martial art. For example, earthbenders use movements inspired by Hung Gar––chosen for its firmly rooted stances and powerful strikes as a representation of the solidity of earth.
P18Vg TIL that during World War II, the Danish resistance movement smuggled the Jews out of Denmark before the Nazis could send them to the concentration camps, in part by going through telephone books and warning everyone with Jewish-sounding names to go into hiding.
a8M9o TIL of the Republic of Chad, which is the fifth-largest country in Africa and the twentieth largest nation by area in the world.
X0ExP TIL The Béarn, France's only aircraft carrier during WW2, never launched her aircraft in combat. Instead Béarn transported supplies and spent most of the war in Martinique. On the ship's only voyage to Europe Béarn collided with the USAT J. W. McAndrew killing dozens.