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TIL anyone aged 16 or older can use the Library of Congress

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MeXy7 TIL Tim Roth turned down the role of Severus Snape in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone because of his commitment to Planet of the Apes. Alan Rickman was eventually cast as Snape.
epBm6 TIL that President Theodore Roosevelt was an accomplished author by the time he was 23, writing "The Naval War of 1812", called a seminal work in the field and highly influential on the development of the modern U.S. navy
KeQ9 TIL Chlorine was originally put into pools to stop the spread of Polio.
yKaV TIL that when compared to a traditional plastic bag, a canvas or cotton reusable bag would have to be reused a total of 171 times to offset the higher carbon emissions, but that the average cotton bag is used only 51 times before being thrown away.
jkj TIL it’s a common prank in Japan to shove your fingers into someones ass. It’s called Kancho