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TIL in a world first, Dubai has successfully relocated a coral reef in an attempt to save it from infrastructure development. The project cost more than $9.8m and has been deemed a success since the coral reef grew 20% in size

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RY4w TIL Charlie Chaplin spent the last two decades of his career concentrating on re-editing and scoring his old films for re-release, along with securing their ownership and distribution rights.
8aDgV TIL that during the early 1900s, a debate raged about whether or not it was acceptable to portray wild animals with human-like thoughts and emotions in nature writing. President Teddy Roosevelt got involved, harshly criticizing writers who anthropomorphized wildlife—and dubbing them "nature fakers".
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