#random fact
There are libraries in Los Angeles that let kids read to pay off their late fees.
Each hour a child spends reading at county-run libraries knocks $5 off their account. Library staff say at least 100 kids each week read away their debt, and 3,500 suspended accounts were cleared during the first 6 months of the program.
Canada and Denmark have fought over the same island for decades.
Denmark visited Hans Island in 1984 and left their flag, a bottle of schnapps, and a note that said ‘Welcome to the Danish island.’ Canada then visited with their own flag, a bottle of Canadian Club, and a ‘Welcome to Canada’ note. Because the island is within the territorial waters of both countries, they’ve been having a not-so-serious 'whiskey war’ ever since.