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TIL Japan has been the top creditor in the world, holding the highest net external assets since 1990

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N7ng1 TIL from my daughter that gas pump payments are not just automatic transactions enabled by the user like an ATM machine, but an event where the clerk inside the store is alerted and must actually confirm your card is authorized before allowing you to pump your gas.
l7lo7 TIL about Absalom Boston who in 1822 became the first African-American to captain and sail a whaleship with an all black crew
XEN76 TIL: Eight spaceships can be connected to the International Space Station at the same time
gMnpL TIL by Special Congressional edict, George Washington is considered the senior-most military officer of all time, meaning no other US military officer can ever outrank him.
N7M7J TIL 24 rabbits released in Australia in October of 1859 have multiplied to be in excess of 200 million, causing havoc to native flora and fauna