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TIL Muhammad is the most popular name in the world, by 2014 it was estimated to have been given to 150 million men and boys.

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KQ5G TIL there is a whistle-blower known as Clare Francis (possibly a fake identity for multiple people) who is responsible for tipping off over 100 academic journals about suspected fraudulent research.
b6B9Z TIL: Being wealthy makes you much more likely to get to play college sports. Students from families in the highest 20% of income have nearly 3x better chances of getting to play college sports than do students from families in the bottom 20% of income.
4XQGo TIL American Humane - source for "No Animals Were Harmed" disclaimers - were not contractually required to monitor movies until after the release of the 1980 movie "Heaven's Gate". The reports of animal cruelty, including a horse blown up by dynamite, prompted the Screen Actors Guild requirement.
ANrRd TIL when Crystal Pepsi first came out, Coca-Cola released a competitor called Tab Clear. However, they marketed Tab Clear in a way that was meant to hurt Crystal Pepsi's image by association. The "born to die" strategy worked, and both campaigns were dead six months later.
VMx1G TIL: Native Americans painted murals of Mythological creatures on bluffs overlooking the Mississippi River