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TIL that when Keith Moon collapsed mid-concert, a 19 year old kid climbed on stage and played drums for The Who.

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7raV7 TIL "Lord of the Rings" director Peter Jackson and his partner Fran Walsh spent millions of dollars over seven years quietly bankrolling efforts to free the West Memphis 3, three Arkansas men who supporters say were wrongly convicted of the murders of three children.
jNMOp TIL there's a 20 year old man who made it his mission to interview every surviving WWII veteran. He started two years ago and as of this article he has interviewed over 800 veterans in 40 states.
v1ExR TIL Mark Zuckerberg has an AI assistant name Jarvis who is voiced by Morgan Freeman.
a8nlL TIL that during "the Emergency", a political crisis in India which saw civil liberties being curtailed, the newspaper Indian Express protested against ongoing press censorship by publishing a fully blank front page editorial.
X0VxR TIL despite Rings of Power being the most expensive TV show ever produced, only 37% of viewers completed season one domestically (45% overseas). In comparison, two cancelled shows (First Kill & Resident Evil) on another service had completion rates below 50%, but higher than ROP's domestic figure.