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TIL B.B King named his guitars “Lucille” after rescuing one of his early Gibson guitars from a fire started by two men fighting over a woman named Lucille

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6E8R7 TIL in 1960, an Australian father won nearly $3 million (adjusted AU$) in the lottery, with his picture getting plastered all over the news. Shortly after, his 8-year-old son was kidnapped for ransom and eventually murdered. This changed anonymity laws for lottery winners in Australia forever.
VvMm TIL that Harry Potter’s stuntman was paralysed in the last film during an explosion scene.
9Y997 TIL that in the 1940s-60s, Melbourne's Sun Theatre cinema had a pram room, where babies in their prams were placed and given a number. If a baby started crying, its number was flashed on the screen to alert the parents
R7WO6 TIL A prison in the UK had to change every lock because a news program showed keys on live TV
7rLLX TIL our calendar skipped 11 days in September of 1752.