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TIL George Washington has over $300,000 in overdue library fines.

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gMew8 Today I learned there are jaguars living in the United States and the most famous one is named El Jefe
gMeVA TIL aquariums aren't allowed to pay to get animals from other aquariums as it encourages poaching. So there is a barter system in place where they swap animals. A New England aquarium traded a dozen penguins for 800 mackerel and their basic unit of trade is the jellyfish
pYea4 TIL when asked why she was never an official Victoria's Secret Angel, Naomi Campbell explained it's because they couldn't afford her.
oROkR Til wampums were strings of beads used by native Americans as currency among other things. When colonists came, they adopted the practice but then found out an easier way to make them in bulk. This caused inflation and rendered the currency obsolete
yVG1e TIL in the sitcom "The King of Queens", Carrie Heffernan had a sister named Sara that was in five of the first six episodes in Season 1 and then disappeared. She was mentioned in Season 3, but later plot lines and dialogue suggested that the sister never existed, and that Carrie is an only child.