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TIL former Scretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld was missing for about 25 minutes on the morning of 9/11. He was in the parking lot of the Pentagon helping to carry away survivors on stretchers

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80MV TIL that modern U.S swinging started in World War II amongst fighter pilots who shared wives as a bonding ritual, with a tacit understanding that the 2/3 of husbands who survived would look after the widows
QAnM TIL after putting his acting career on hold in 2008 “Malcolm in the Middle” star, Frankie Muñiz, went on to pursue a career in open wheel racing for a few years and then joined an indie rock band as a drummer until 2014
NKjb TIL in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, public transportation is free for its residents.
KE84 TIL: After 4 drunk/stoned punks harrased the siberian tiger at the San Francisco zoo, the tiger escaped, hunted them down, killed one and injuried 2 others
epxVE TIL that in 1987, Kenneth Parks drove 20 kilometres in his sleep before attacking and killing his mother-in-law and injuring his father-in-law. He woke up on the way home and turned himself in. He was later found not guilty.