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TIL Henry Ford introduced a $5 min wage. The move made national news as it constituted double the industry norm—and double the pay of most of Ford’s own employees. He also reduced the working day from 9 hours to 8 —becoming one of the first companies in America to adopt the 40-hour work week.

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deej TIL that on this date (June 12) in 1942 Anne Frank received an autograph book from her father for her 13th birthday. That book became her diary.
p8oZQ TIL that Memorial Necrópole Ecumênica is the tallest cemetery in the world with restaurants, concert hall and gardens. It has 32 floors with 150 tombs in each floor. It offers a three year burial option which costs between between $5,900 and $21,000.
xVA57 TIL Wesley Snipes led cops in Florida on a 120mph chase on his Kawasaki 1100 before crashing it and got caught/fined for carrying a concealed handgun in California without a concealed carry permit after crashing another bike.
GbW4 TIL April 7th is National Beer Day because this is the date in 1933 that FDR signed the law that lifted Prohibition
p8lD8 TIL of the term "Nerd Prom" and the three events it refers to: San Diego Comic-Con, White House Correspondents' Dinner and American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting