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TIL that China cannot recall the loans it has made to the U.S. as the resulting collapse of the U.S. dollar would tank the Chinese economy along with the rest of the world.

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VBpZ8 Today I learned that in the earliest version of the nursery rhyme "Jack and Jill", Jill was a boy named Gill.
a8yb TIL that a guy working for the European Union speaks 32 languages fluently
4XEMJ TIL that RH null is a blood so rare, only 40 people in the world have it. It's a universal donor among many people with other rare blood types, and as such has been called the "golden blood" because its life saving capability is enormous.
x6jjw TIL that in 1860, Birkenhead (UK) had become the first town in Europe to operate a street tramway. It was started by George Francis Train, an American entrepreneur
Memym TIL That Barcelona Opera House had an audience consisting of 2,292 plants