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TIL That Prior to Serving as Secretary of Defense from 2001-2006, Donald Rumsfeld had Previously Held the Same Post from 1975-1977, Making Him Both the Youngest and the Oldest Secretary of Defense in U.S. History.

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6E4VW TIL that Thai cops that break the rules are punished by having to wear pink Hello Kitty armbands while not being allowed to disclose what they've done to "earn" it, leaving their offense to the imagination
BrRvk TIL of James Gordon Wolcott who, at age 15, sniffed airplane glue, then shot and killed his parents and sister. He was found not guilty by reason of insanity. Today he is a psychology professor at Millikin University.
pY1V4 TIL Ruth Handler, inventor of Barbie doll, struggled to find a good breast prosthesis after her breast surgery. So she manufactured more realistic version called 'Nearly me'.
oBEY7 TIL each F-22 Raptor jet costs 334 million dollars (give or take) plus about $60,000 for every flight hour, and during 40% of it's lifespan is in the shop for maintenance and the USAF owns and pays for all 186 in existence.
WkMBB TIL Modern LED light bulbs use only a dollar in electricity per year