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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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mxBvR TIL That when astronomers discovered a rare type of comet doesn't produce a "tail" when close to the sun they named them "Manx Comets", after the Manx breed of tailless cats
9YNrD TIL if Finding Nemo was to be a scientifically accurate movie, after Nemo’s mother died, his father would have turned into a female and mated with him
myR TIL: In the town of Virgin Utah, gun ownership is mandatory for every homeowner.
GYxKg TIL that the Queen is the only person in the U.K. who is allowed to drive without a license
5YLBn May 2020 was the warmest May worldwide in recorded history, going back all the way to 1850, NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have confirmed.