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TIL ethics books are 50% more likely to be stolen from libraries than other philosophy books

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8eB44 TIL that it used to be common for politicians to bribe voters with booze. It was called "swilling the planters with bumbo"
Wk10X TIL The racehorse Sham ran the Kentucky Derby, “The Fastest Two Minutes in Sports”, in under two minutes at 1:59.90. A time good enough to win any Kentucky Derby past or present… except the one he was in. He lost to the legendary Secretariat by about 2 ½ lengths.
xVmKw TIL there is a town in the UK that publicly weighs their Mayor before and after their term to ensure they haven't gained weight at the taxpayers’ expense. If they have gained weight they are publicly booed.
wor5W TIL that in 2011 a man foreclosed on Bank of America. After BofA mistakenly tried to foreclose on his house despite him not having a mortgage, they owed him fees and damages. When they refused to pay, police escorted the homeowner to the local BofA branch and began seizing computers, desks, and cash
kJvK1 TIL the earliest description of the heliocentric model dates back to Ancient Greece. Aristarchus of Samos (c.310–c.230 BC) described the Earth spinning on its axis once per day and orbiting a fixed Sun. He also thought that stars were other suns much further away.