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TIL: origin of the word “soccer”

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xVan5 TIL, Owl is known for the silent flight. Where other birds have stiff feathers that make a whooshing sound when they fly, owl feathers have soft edges that allow the birds to fly silently.This is important for owls, as they can swoop down on prey without being heard.
9wQM7 TIL the F-22 Raptor has a Radar Cross-Section (RCS) similar to a swarm of 10 to 50 insects
e0yYE TIL The Mayan empire was wiped out more than 1000 years ago by major, lengthy drought
DbkD TIL that if the Netherlands stopped all water management 40% of the country would be flooded within weeks.
v76D TIL that over half of the names of companies on the Fortune 500 list have disappeared since the year 2000.