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TIL that Casanova, famous for seducing women, was a librarian

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w9K8 TIL that internet is really scarce in Cuba and people gather at designated public places to access it
ZpxQQ TIL that Koreans have had heated floor technology since at least 1,000 B.C.E.
P4rO TIL in 1951, MGM owed the dog that played Lassie $40,000 in back pay. Planning on ending the franchise and in lieu of payment MGM gave full rights to the Lassie trademark to the dog’s trainer, who then spun it off into a TV show that ran for 571 episodes.
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