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TIL that India now has the world's largest population.

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Ox8e TIL the gang named “Cribs” evolved into “Crips” when members began carrying around canes to display their “pimp” status. People in the neighborhood then began calling them cripples, or “Crips”
JYgjl TIL before the band the "Butthole Surfers" settled on that band name, they went by several other equally strange names, including, "Fred Astaire's Asshole," "The Right To Eat Fred Astaire's Asshole," and "The Inalienable Right To Eat Fred Astaire's Asshole."
oBLRL TIL of James Dean’s 1955 Porsche “Little Bastard” which is rumored to be cursed. The body has disappeared, and parts that were salvaged and went on other cars often caused tragedies.
BrNMy TIL Foo Fighters trolled the Westboro Baptist Church in Kansas City by dressing up as cowboys and singing a gay love song called Keep it Clean (Hot Buns) in front of them.
DGyp TIL that Canada and Denmark are in territorial dispute over Hans Island. Their “war” consists of removing the other country’s flag, planting theirs, and leaving a bottle of brandy or whiskey behind.