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TIL that in 2004, FIFA had to make a rule that any player assuming a new nationality without a clear connection to that country will not be eligible to play for it, after Togo and Qatar naturalised Brazilian players so that they could play for their national team

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0brL TIL that when many companies offer a ‘Lifetime Warranty’ with the sale of their products, the word 'Lifetime’ has nothing to do with the lifetime of the buyer. Instead, the word 'lifetime’ refers to the average expected lifespan of the product itself, as calculated by the company.
VK8m TIL that the Archipelago Sea (Finland) contains the most amount of islands compared to other archipelagos with estimates of up to 50,000 masses of land from inhabited islands to above sea-level rocks.
Xkrr TIL A Roman vessel was discovered off the coast of Brazil and its discoverer claims it would likely rewrite their history books. Brazil promptly covered the site with harbor silt and restricted further dives.
ma9M TIL of an experiment in a hospital where the sign at a hand-washing station was changed from “Hand hygiene prevents you from catching diseases” to “Hand hygiene prevents patients from catching diseases” resulting in a 45% increase in the use of soap or hand sanitizer.
rRYJe TIL Hawaiian Airlines is the oldest US carrier that has never had a fatal accident or a hull loss throughout its 88 year history.