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TIL that Detective Pryzbylewski was the only officer in the Series “The Wire” to discharge a firearm in the shows entirety

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wL0o6 TIL about Oceanic the largest ship in the world until 1901 and the predecessor of the Titanic
LQ5w0 TIL that in 2009 the 90s video game composer and host of Video Games Live, Tommy Tallarico, once got caught smuggling over $100,000 into the USA
GANW7 TIL due to variances in Earth's orbit, in the northern hemisphere the day with the earliest sunset IS NOT December 21st. In fact in USA it occurs in early December and varies +/-2 weeks depending on your location
P1J7g TIL - the 3 Hanson brothers in the movie Slapstick were based on the real Carlson brothers. Steve and Jeff Carlson played Steve and Jeff Hanson. The actor David Hanson played Dave Hanson, based on Jack Carlson.
O8Qg TIL to deter slaves from committing suicide by jumping overboard, the captain of a slave ship lowered a slave into the water with a rope then instantly pulled her out. Sharks had torn off the lower part of her body.