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TIL there is a Coral Trafficking Task Force here in The Florida Keys.

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698mW TIL That Greenland's National Park (Northeast Greenland National Park) is bigger than 166 of the world's 195 countries and has fewer than 500 visitors annually
KYApQ TIL that in 1952 5 people were killed in a Japanese attack on California in the Battle of LA. Except the Japanese never attacked at all, fear over misidentified weather balloons caused a massive response of anti-aircraft guns, resulting in three heart attacks and two car accidents from the panic.
Lro0 TIL the world’s most successful pirate was a Cantonese woman, having commanded 40,000-80,000 pirates, and faced off undefeated against many Imperial fleets (including British, Portuguese, and Qing navies).
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