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TIL that the government is putting the new Department of Homeland Security headquarters on a campus that had originally been established by Congress as the Government Hospital for the Insane.

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0ddNM TIL that in 1976, George Washington was posthumously appointed to the grade of 'General of the Armies of the United States,' the highest rank possible, to ensure that he could never be outranked.
Wkb8Y TIL that the Kindle Paperwhite can invert the colours on your screen (black background with white text)
awBON TIL the little boy, Donnie Dunagan, who voiced Bambi in the famous Disney movie, was to grow up to become a highly decorated US Marine. He was able to keep his stint as Bambi a secret for almost his entire military career.
edJ TIL Joe Mauer only struck out once in four years of high school baseball.
nW50b TIL The Guinness book of records was invented by the Guinness beer folks. They figured a book of verifiable facts would help stop bar arguments.