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TIL of the US Librarian of Congress. Appointed by the President and serving a term of ten years, they are the head of the Library of Congress with a broad range of responsibilities. Incumbent Carla Hayden appointed in 2016, is both the first African American and woman to hold the office.

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XE1aR TIL that a National Gang Threat Assessment report conducted by the FBI in 2011 classified Juggalos as a “loosely-organized hybrid gang.” This allowed law enforcement to pull over anyone driving a car sporting Juggalo-related paraphernalia without any other cause.
xNE1 TIL 84% of Vegetarians & Vegans go back to eating meat.
mxXJo TIL until 1970, United Airlines had ‘men only' flights featuring complimentary cigars, cocktails and a full-course steak dinner in the exclusive company of other men (besides the stewardesses, of course).
0X9L TIL in 1953, Ronald Maddison, a 20-year old Royal Air Force engineer died while acting as a guinea pig for sarin gas testing at Porton Down, England. Maddison was offered 15 shillings for the experiment, which he planned on using to buy an engagement ring for his girlfriend.
x6jpD TIL: Renya Mutaguchi is one of Japan's most infamous generals. He acquired 20 days worth of food for the 4 month Battle of Imphal, leading to 55,000 of his 85,000 men to die of starvation before the battle. He suffered a 87% casualty rate and at the funerals, he handed pamphlets claiming he won.