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TIL that, although coral is usually associated with the tropics, there are colorful coral reefs in arctic waters around Canada, the Faroe Islands, Greenland and Iceland, as well as Ireland and the UK.

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BVax TIL that even though many people cite the PISA test scores as a source that Americans are behind in education, the test scores show that Americans beat every other OECD country when controlling for poverty in schools.
wLMeE TIL A Canadian teacher used his work issued laptop during a presentation to his Grade 6/7 class and “a picture of female genitalia from an internet ‘pop up’ was inadvertently projected onto the screen and was seen by students and an education assistant"
aw4OJ TIL Wages today are lower for the Average American Worker (Adjusted for Inflation) is earning less than Workers in 1973, despite Working More and are more Productive.
X0gor TIL about the Tube Challenge, the fastest time to to travel to all London Underground stations. The current record to travel to all 272 stations is 18 hours and 8 minutes, which was set on October 23, 2023 by a group of eight teenagers aged 16-17.
VBBy4 TIL Canadian lottery winners must correctly answer a math question without using a calculator before they can claim their winnings