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TIL The UK has more external debt (percentage of GDP) than not only the infamous US Debt, but even Greece.

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xRwb TIL that in 2003, an Australian girl who was alleged to have been murdered attended court to testify that she was alive and didn’t know the accused
7rxV7 TIL that there was a Soviet spy in Congress from 1923 to 1945. Congressman Samuel Dickstein of New York was a paid agent of the NKVD, the precursor to the KGB. While in Congress, Dickstein helped to establish an "un-American activities" committee, which he used to attack suspected communists.
JYO4 TIL that Sacha Baron Cohen, previously best known for his comedic characters Borat, Ali G and Brüno, has been chosen to play Freddie Mercury in a film about his life
BRGd TIL that the first rap song to top #1 on the Billboard charts was Blondie’s “Rapture”, sung by Debbie Harry, a white female. It was also the first rap music video to appear on MTV.
6wdQ TIL Tom Clancy’s stories were so detailed, many assumed he was ex-military. In fact he never served. He wrote most of his stories in his spare time whilst working as an insurance salesman.