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TIL That the USB drive does not get heavier as you store more files on it.

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1ZXd TIL despite poor health which lead to his eventual death, Raúl Juliá was eager to portray M. Bison in the 1994 movie Street Fighter because his children were fans of the video game franchise and he would get to spend more time with them. It was his last major film role.
O6bg TIL The 50-Cent Party is a group of trained internet commentators who are paid 50 cents per post by the Chinese government to sway public opinion in their favor.
VMaAG TIL a black student dropped out of theater school when his teacher told him casting him in roles that weren't explicitly black would "color" his play. Feeling guilty the teacher introduce him to a talent agent. That student was Joe Morton who went on land parts in Terminator 2 and Justice League.
R7k89 TIL the oldest object in England's Crown Jewels is a spoon.
lxmN TIL that Winston Churchill drew up plans for a surprise attack against the then-allied Soviet Union. Dubbed “Operation Unthinkable,” the plan would have rearmed up to 100,000 former Nazi soldiers and kicked off World War 3 almost before World War 2 had ended.