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TIL the Child Ballads - a collection of English and Scottish ballads - aren't named because they're intended for young audiences. They're named as such because they were collected into an anthology by folklorist Francis James Child.

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nebe7 TIL about City-Gods. In Folk Chinese Religion, adherents believe that when a city is founded, a local deity shall emerge in heaven & watch over that specific city & its people. These deities are usually deified historic local officials, or local spirits & Dragons living in nearby holy sites/rivers.
rNexe TIL about La Masia, FC Barcelona's youth academy. More than a 1,000 boys 6 to 8 tryout every year. It is widely credited as being the driving force behind FC Barcelona and the Spanish national team's huge success. Alumni include Guardiola, Xavi, Iniesta, Messi and most recently Lamine Yamal.
16MKO TIL that Nathaniel Coe, a Whig politician, declined nomination to the United States Senate, instead choosing to serve as an inspector for the United States Postal Service.
5Yayn TIL that sometimes fossils will form with opal instead of stone!
gMLXy TIL that teppanyaki is not a traditional Japanese method of cooking and dates back only to 1945, when the first teppanyaki steakhouse opened in Japan.