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TIL that my local library has a "library of things" including a Singer sewing machine, GoPro, SNES console, air fryer, Insta-Pot, camping tent, metal detector, and so many boards games and tools!

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9XKr TIL that South Carolina law prohibits anyone over age 18 from dressing up as a clown.
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9YDkD TIL puritans managed to have a prenuptial pregnancy rate of under 10%
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