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TIL an abandoned Walmart was converted into America’s largest single-floor library (124,500 square feet)

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OyRL TIL that up to 1,500 baby raccoons were imported to Japan per year as pets during the 70’s due to the anime “Rascal Raccoon"s popularity. The descendants have multiplied after being released following a similar scene in the show. The population is now in the 200,000s and is a major destructive pest.
QJAE9 TIL that the Cuban-American Treaty of Relations (1903) states that the US is allowed to use the land surrounding Guantanamo Bay for coaling or naval stations only. The detention camp is seen as a violation of the treaty.
PWre TIL that a 1984 study showed that hospital patients assigned to rooms with windows looking out onto scenes of nature had shorter recovery times, were better behaved and required fewer painkillers than patients assigned to rooms with windows facing brick walls.
OoGMX TIL a gamer was banned from xbox live because he was from Fort Gay, WV and xbox didn't believe that it was a real place.
AyPd TIL of Swansea Jack, a black retriever that lived in Newfoundland, Canada in the 1930’s. The dog is credited with rescuing an estimated 27 people from drowning during his seven-year lifetime. He was named ‘Dog of the Century’ in 2000