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TIL that Saudi Arabia won the World Cup for the mentally disabled 4x in a row

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Z8ALo TIL that autism often goes underreported in women because the "issues" in men are often seen as simply quirks in women. (i.e. social isolation, trouble making eye contact, obsessively collecting certain things, not wanting to be touched, overly touchy, etc...)
LkR9P TIL: In the 16th century, the Pope declared the Capybara a fish, and it was allowed to be eaten during Lent.
gr0wX TIL that wood pipes were used in Europe and the US to transport water underground.
WknYN TIL During WW II the US Army was aware that mail to soldiers was critical for morale, but overwhelmed with the volume and space it took to ship. So the resuscitated a British/Eastman Kodak method where every letter was photographed, and the film was shipped, then printed. It was called V Mail.
G06G TIL the FIFA World Cup trophy is worth nearly $20 million, far more than any other pro-sports trophy. It is made of 6kg (13.5lb) of solid 18k gold. Winning teams are only given a gold-plated replica, the original stays in Zurich.