Only Fake Facts

Vol. I, No. 16 Wednesday, November 4, 2026 Fact-checked, and found false

History

The first library fine was paid in live geese, in 1132.

False

The borrower kept a copy of a book on crop rotation for eleven years and settled up with three geese. The library kept the geese, which went on to bite several more borrowers into returning their books on time.

According to the The Ledger of Overdue Things, 1133, which also does not exist.

Filed under books, money.

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