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TIL: The vast Library of Congress (paper) card catalog is abandoned in place, gathering dust in the basement

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PYXvn TIL the difference between a barnacle and a limpet. I learned this while chatting with my Peruvian friend about clingy people. I call them "barnacles" and she calls them "lapas" (limpets).
Lk4gr TIL: In 2016 2 French cargo planes arrived in the Uk as an emergency biscuit import from France, due to fears of a national biscuit shortage, after a Mcvities biscuit factory closed down.
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