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TIL Barnes & Noble is flourishing and opening new locations.

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PPGV TIL George Washington borrowed 2 books from the New York Library when he was president. He never returned them and the fine is estimated at $300,000
Ja4k TIL that a one-eyed man was executed for bestiality in 1642 in Connecticut after a local sow gave birth to a one-eyed piglet
vGnR TIL that depressed people cannot perceive color as well - the world literally turns grayer
KOVXa TIL though distilled water has a pH of 7 immediately after distillation, it becomes slightly acidic with a pH of 5.8 some time after distillation because it absorbs carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
0dbRy TIL that a Persian King named Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar ordered two servants to be executed for being too loud. But since it was a holy day, he delayed the execution by a day and made the servants return to their duties. The servants murdered the king in his sleep that night.