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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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wo8KE TIL That the serial killer John Wayne Gacy had a Diet Coke with his final meal before being executed.
YpoBP TIL the Scottish Highlands and the Appalachians are the same mountain range, once connected as the Central Pangean Mountains.
yVPka TIL the tallest mountain in our solar system is Olympus Mons, a volcano on Mars that stands 22 km (14 miles) high, almost three times the height of Mount Everest.
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