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TIL some hotels have sensors in the mini-bar that automatically charge you if an item is moved, even if you never intended to consume it

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nDrP TIL there are tilted windows in Vermont called “witch windows”. The name appears to come from a superstition that witches cannot fly their broomsticks through the tilted windows.
KJ0G TIL There is a book that is over 800 years old, that is 3 feet tall and almost 2 feet thick. It is known as the Devils Bible and was written by a single person.
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