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TIL A fire truck from the TV show "Third Watch" was put into active duty with the FDNY in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks.

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R5NZ6 TIL that when Robert de Niro was in the process of receiving Italian citizenship, he faced opposition from the Italian American group Sons of Italy, who claimed that De Niro had damaged the public image of Italians by portraying criminals in his movies.
VMvkQ TIL that the NBA was was founded by the owners ice hockey arenas in the Northeastern and Midwestern United States and Canada in order to provide a means to income when ice hockey was not in session.
Q6Qd TIL Most all road signs in the US are made by prison inmates
1aBwd TIL that before military planes had guns, in WWI, pilots used to throw "grenades, and other objects -- even grappling hooks" at each other.
0dMLM TIL that the classic “devils horns” ears that Doberman dogs are known for is actually a result of a practice called “cropping”, where the flappy part of an animals ear is surgically removed.