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TIL that China only holds 8% of US debt.

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QNxRe TIL British army tanks have a pair of eyes painted on them. A Chinese businessman insisted on this when he gave money for a tank during WW1. He said; "No got eyes, how can see? No can see, how can save? No can save, how can chop chop?" The 'Chinese Eye' is now a long standing tradition.
NNXE TIL that Niel Armstrong and his crew had to clear customs/immigration after returning from the moon. They declared moon rock and dust.
gVoL TIL When Charles Manson didn’t receive any gifts for Christmas one year he responded by stealing all of his classmates toys and burning them.
neREr TIL of General Butt Naked, commander of the Butt Naked Brigade in Liberia, who has admitted to cannibalism and human sacrifice and went into battle wearing only sneakers. He is now a Christian minister
OBm6 TIL Hellbanning: The practice of making a user’s [troll’s] contributions invisible to the rest of an online community, while the user still perceives they are participating normally – i.e. blanket enforcement of “don’t feed the trolls”.