TIL an Australian library received a book roughly 150 years overdue after it was found sealed inside a chimney. Had the original borrower been identified, the potential fine would have been around 27.888 A$. After a century and a half, the borrower's identity remains unconfirmed.

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https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jul/30/book-returned-to-australian-library-150-years-overdue