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TIL the goods and services provided by coral reefs are valued at $2.7 trillion a year.

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BrPwK TIL Arnold, the main character from Hey Arnold! on Nickelodeon was first introduced on Pee Wee's Playhouse as a claymation character, appearing in three animated shorts in 1988
GAMyQ TIL Mahatma Gandhi said 'No' to formal clothes in 1921. After his visit to Buckingham Palace, asked if he was adequately clothed, he said, "The King was wearing enough clothes for both of us"
v7J7 TIL there was a tradition in Norway, Denmark and the Faroe Islands where a girl would knit a “willy warmer” (also known as cock sock) to their boyfriends to see how seriously he took their relationship. If the gift was rejected, it was seen as evidence that he was not ready for marriage.
vPDlB TIL more than half of the 30 largest hotels are located in Las Vegas, USA
OoM04 TIL The hallucinogen found in "magic mushrooms" triggers brain activity patterns that are similar to those seen when someone is dreaming