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TIL that Japan owns almost as much US debt as China does, but neither own as much as people believe.

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5Vex9 TIL about "fordite", a jemstone - like material made out of disguarded enamel paint from the automotive industry. It was a popular setting for statement jewelry in the 1970's.
l7XQB TIL In 1985, Ronald Reagan welcomed Li Xiannian as the first Chinese head of state to the US. When Reagan met with Li in Beijing, he suggested the Chinese principle of hu jing, hu hui -- mutual respect, mutual benefit
9w1ZD TIL the president of Indiana University plagiarized extensively, and the administration is sweeping it under the rug.
pveb TIL that Neil Armstrong’s NASA application was a week late. If it weren’t for his friend, Dick Day, secretly slipping it into the pile, he would have been rejected.
e0el6 TIL that the scientific definition of a berry includes grapes, tomatoes, cucumbers, eggplants, bananas, chili peppers, persimmons, watermelons, and pumpkins.