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TIL actor Woody Harrelson's father was a convicted hitman, who killed a federal judge as one of his victims.

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7bLM TIL that Donkey Kong was so named because his creator believed ‘donkey’ meant 'stupid’ in English and wanted to convey the impression that the character was a “Stupid Ape”
KdWJ TIL The Flaming Lips released a 24-hour-long song, sold on a hard drive encased in a real human skull for $5,000. They sold five of them.
vPKgR TIL of a man in Iraq who hired an online agent to buy a lotto ticket for him in Oregon, and won 6.4 million.
9V9r TIL ‘Burglary’ specifically referred to breaking into a house at night. During the daytime it was called housebreaking.
4K7w TIL that Anthony Lane, a film critic for the New Yorker, once began reviewing ‘Contact’ (1997) and noted it “v. gloomy,” “odd noir look for sci-fi,” “creepy shadows in outdoor scene,” before realizing he had forgotten to take off his sunglasses.