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TIL: origin of the word “soccer”

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jy6Q TIL it is legal to drive a car while consuming alcohol from an open container in the UK. As long as the car is driven with due care and the driver is under the legal limit.
Xn1r TIL that life has existed on Earth for over 80% of its existence, and was present from nearly the moment the Earth cooled.
9wAPD TIL that surveillance and assessment mechanisms are often unobtrusively woven into video games, allowing companies to build detailed profiles of the people playing the game. Researchers say the level of privacy intrusion is comparable to dating apps and social media platforms.
69ARm TIL that during the state opening of parliament in 1845, the Duke of Argyll accidentally dropped the Imperial State Crown, causing £150 (23,000$ today) worth of damage. Of the accident, Queen Victoria wrote in her diary:" [The Crown] was all crushed and squashed, like a pudding that had set down."
6VjX TIL During the great depression the government would hire people to do pointless jobs for the purpose of decreasing unemployment. Some jobs include digging holes, then re-filling the holes, and chasing pigeons away while holding a balloon. These pointless jobs are called “Boondoggles”