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TIL that the Mercantile Library of Cincinnati has a perpetually renewable 10,000-year lease from the Cincinnati College, after members of the Library Association helped rebuild the college when its structure burned in 1845

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wLV51 TIL about the Veritable Records of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea, a detailed annual record which a king was never allowed to read, to maintain its impartiality. One time, a king told others to keep his falling off a horse secret from the scribe. His request was recorded.
bk4j TIL Russia owns an area of land the size of a small country in mainland Europe, with a population of 1 million. It is not connected to Russia by land and is sandwiched between Lithuania and Poland.
vbPD TIL Philip Morris ran an ad acknowledging “smokers’ cough” in 1943. They claimed it was caused by smoking brands other than Philip Morris.
BrQrk TIL 89-year-old woman catalogued all the mail she gets from nonprofit fund-raisers. One year, she got 868 solicitations. Charities scrounging for donations send promotional notepads, calculators, magnifying glasses and other stuff. She collects it and gives it away -- to charity, of course.
b96lE TIL a handful of companies most people know nothing about like YKK, Luxottica, Heartbrand, AB InBev run the business world and are holding back the economy