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TIL video game Buck Bumble was criticized for having foggy graphics. One critic defended it by pointing out that the game is set in England

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QNEO9 TIL out of Qatar's population of 2.6 million, only the 12% have qatari citizenship. 88% of their total population consists of expats, migrant laborers, mainly from South Asia
R5bZj TIL that Punjabi and Mexican immigrants who came to the U.S. during the early 20th century intermarried and formed an Indo-Mexican community in Yuba City, California
LQ57v TIL: The average single male changes his sheets just four times a year.
d8MKr TIL all English males over the age of 14 are to carry out two hours of longbow practice every week, supervised by the local clergy. This law dates from the Middle Ages, and is still in place today
9ybQ TIL that Marion Tinsley played checkers for 45 years and lost only 7 games. He once beat a computer program, and later analysis showed that Tinsley had played the only possible winning strategy from 64 moves out.