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Today I Learned that there are libraries around the world in which you can check-out humans as a living book and listen to their stories.

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W7wR9 TIL that certain U.S. cities such as Bloomington, Minnesota and Lexington, Kentucky have banned female ginkgo trees. This is because the female ginkgo trees have seeds that contain butyric acid, which is also found in rancid butter, and can smell like vomit or rotten eggs.
eJAb TIL That Marie Curie is the only person to ever win two Nobel Prizes in differing science fields; chemistry and physics.
NXdb6 TIL the US-Canada border is the longest international border in the world, and that Alaska's portion alone is about 38%.
0wV1y TiL Traditional English Breakfast of bacon eggs sausage black pudding baked beans & grilled tomato was available only for royals and the wealthy in the 1300s. In the 1950’s when goods became more available to everyone most people were able to adopt this full breakfast. That’s about 600 years later!
eppYJ TIL of Biofouling, the accumulation of microorganisms, plants, algae, or small animals on surfaces such as ship and submarine hulls. Due to the increased drag this causes a ship, it can cost a vessel up to 40% more in fuel costs. The US Navy alone around $1 billion a year because of biofouling,