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TIL the Cayman Islands own $285.3B in U.S debt and ranks 7th in amount owned by foreign states.

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b9ja7 TIL cavemen didn’t live in caves. But the only places where their culture survived the centuries are caves.
N7rp8 TIL that a horse, Beau, saved his stablemate, Beatrice, from being put down. The shire horse had collapsed and the owners, unable to lift her, set a deadline for when she'd have to be put down. With 20 mins left, Beau went to Beatrice, bit the back of her neck and helped her stand up. She recovered.
W7E14 TIL this seatbelt loop serves a real purpose - in an accident the seat belt is put under extreme pressure, the threading in the loops can rip, and the loop unfolds. This action adds a few extra inches to the belt and can absorb more energy to keep you safer and decrease the risk of injury.
O996 TIL in the 80’s, Australian beer companies had to change the design of their bottles so a species of beetle would stop trying to mate with them
evEb TIL in 1986, at the height of apartheid, Glasgow, Scotland changed the name of the square where the South African consulate-general was based to Nelson Mandela Place, forcing the South African attaché to have to write this address if they wanted to receive mail.