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TIL that libraries in Los Angeles have done away with late fees for anyone under 21 and are instead allowing students to “read away” their fines in the library. This measure has been a success, with hundreds of children coming in per week to do so.

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KwW9 TIL that in 1966 two men climbed up a hill in Brazil, placed lead masks over their faces, and apparently killed themselves for unexplained reasons. The only clue left behind was a note that read, “16:30 be at agreed place, 18:30 swallow capsules, after effect protect metals wait for mask signal.”
wLlQ8 TIL there's a fearsome creature in North American mythology that's basically a little puppy in the shape of an axe, and it hops about from camp to camp to eat the axehandles belonging inattentive lumberjacks
kjNg TIL In 1980 after a simple miscalculation, a drilling company accidentally punctured the roof of a salt mine on Lake Peigneur, draining 2.5 million gallons in less than 3 hours. The whirlpool was so strong it sucked barges to the bottom and reversed the Gulf of Mexico.
OoYW4 TIL that Vice President Johnson had a fake thermostat control in his state room on Air Force Two that was installed in an effort to stop his coming Into the cockpit and messing with the temperature controls.
5Lmp TIL Criminal psychopaths don’t involuntarily feel emotional empathy for others, but seem to be able to intentionally turn it on and feel it.