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TIL: Homer Simpson guest starred on episode of L.A. Law in 1992

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QNWO6 TIL about the 1977 Washington DC hostage taking incident, where a slinter group of the Nation of Islam stormed city hall, a Jewish center, and as Islamic center. They took 149 hostages, two of whom were killed, and demanded the cancellation of a movie about the family of Mohammad.
oR4mo TIL music therapy can be used to help combat depression and heal trauma, and listening to music has been shown to reduce heart rate, lower blood pressure and decrease stress levels
5YPBQ TIL that in Finland people use the internet on their mobile phones ten times more than the OECD average because of the unlimited network access
R7KWw TIL: Arthur Venditti, an in-house designer for the Parker Brothers, was a fan of drag racing and recalled that the trucks that pushed the dragsters to the starting line had bumpers called “nerf bars”. Thus, leading to the famous NERF name.
nWgWY TIL that on 14 June 1919, Alcock and Brown completed the first nonstop transatlantic flight in a modified WWI bomber. Battling freezing winds, fog, and mechanical failures, they landed in an Irish bog. The achievement won them £10,000 and they were knighted by King George V for their historic feat.