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TIL that the character of John Munch from Homicide: Life on the Street and Law & Order: SVU has appeared as a cross-over character in over 10 other shows which include The Wire, Arrested Development and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

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Wo68 TIL that during the torture of the alleged 20th hijacker Mohammed al-Qahtani, he was forced to “watch puppet shows depicting sexual acts between him and Osama bin Laden at his mock birthday party”
va8R TIL the minimum wage of $1.60 an hour in 1968 would be $10.56 today when adjusted for inflation
R5M9w TILL Simms Motor War Car which was the first armored car, was powered by a four-cylinder 3.3-litre[1] 16 Horsepower Cannstatt Daimler engine, giving it a maximum speed of around 9 miles per hour (14.5 km/h).
rRa4o TIL in the original novel "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz," Dorothy wore silver shoes. They used Ruby slippers in the movie to take advantage of the new Technicolor film.
v7D4 TIL of Jack Lucas. He joined the Marines at 13 to fight in WW2, survived a blast after jumping on two grenades to save his team, and later survived a free fall from an airplane after both of his parachutes failed.