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TIL that the word “soccer” is an abbreviation for “association football” and originated in Britain in high society circles during the 1860’s

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wZW7 TIL There is Exactly One Known Remaining Jew in Afghanistan, He Sells Kababs
01Mp TIL that in 2001, Mark Rich received a presidential pardon after refusing to pay $48 million in taxes. He had made substantial donations to the president’s wife’s political campaign. President Carter called it the most disgraceful pardon in US history.
4XZeX TIL: When 1930s workers found hidden marble bathtubs in the US Capitol, their origin was a mystery until a man "offered his account of using the tubs as a boy." They were put in before the Civil War for Senators staying at inns without plumbing. They were obsolete by the 1890s, forgotten by 1900.
BEee TIL that a 65-acre “Jungle” is the largest of many Silicon Valley homeless encampments, home for up to 175 people at any one time. Periodically cleared by authorities, it is painstakingly rebuilt by residents.
5618 TIL Oskar Schindler(of Schindler’s List) is the only member of the Nazi Party to be buried in Jerusalem on Mount Zion,Israel