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TIL Legenday blues musician B.B. King was actually born Reilly King and used his given name professionally early in his career. While working at a radio station he used the name "Beale Street Blues Boy," which morphed into just "Blues Boy," and eventually just "BB."

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JY5Pm TIL n June 2006, at the request of PETA, Ocean Spray agreed to end its support for animal experiments. Previously, Ocean Spray was funding tests involving infecting mice with H. pylori, bacteria that cause stomach ulcers, and then feeding them cranberry juice to see if it had any positive effect.
5RjB TIL that pilots and flight crews are federally classified by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) as “radiation workers” and receive higher doses of radiation than all other US radiation-exposed workers.
BgRVD TIL in the United States, obesity rates decline the higher above sea level an area is.
E1480 TIL Hugh Jackman started his own coffee brand and foundation called "Laughing Man" after meeting a struggling coffee farmer in Ethiopia. His goal was to provide a marketplace for farmers in developing countries to sell their goods for a fair price. Jackman donates 100% of profits.
R7L6w TIL that Johnny Cash’s guitar player died in 1968. Cash found himself at a show where the temporary replacement, Carl Perkins, couldn’t make it. An audience member asked Cash if he could fill in for the night, and he said yes. Bob Wootton then became Cash’s guitar player for the next 29 years