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TIL India became the world most populous country from around April/May 2023

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B5xy TIL There was a 20 year patent on mini games during loading screens that recently expired last year. This is why all loading screens aren’t interactive and usually only contain flavour or lore text.
nWZpY TIL of the Dolly Gray imposter. In 1923, a man fooled multiple NFL teams into thinking he was an All-American player from Princeton named Jack "Dolly" Gray. He played one game for the Green Bay Packers, playing "poorly" according to Curly Lambeau, and disappeared. His identity remains unknown.
rR4Dw TIL that Carlo Kaiser had a decade long career as a professional soccer player, during which time he managed to hide the fact that he was a bad player through various techniques, such as faking injuries, changing teams, and befriending journalists who would write fake articles about him.
nKpY TIL that the US Department of Homeland Security intentionally dropped USB sticks in government building parking lots to see what would happen. Up to 90% of them were then plugged into government or government contractors’ computers by curious employees, exposing a major security problem.
j0Vj TIL Jaleel White hated playing the role of Steve Urkel in “Family Matters.” After the series was cancelled, he said, “If you ever see me do that character again, take me out and put a bullet in my head and put me out of my misery.”