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TIL: origin of the word “soccer”

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MeNrW TIL That Ernest Hemingway became paranoid and believed the FBI was spying on him. He was treated with electroshock. Turns out, he was really being spied on, and it was Edgard Hoover who personally placed him under surveillance.
kJPNd TIL that not all dietary fiber we can eat comes from plants. Chitin, found in edible insects and seafood products such as shrimp tails is a form of dietary fiber, like plant cellulose.
VBYnB TIL that the first libertarian mayor in the United States was a polygamist Mormon named Alex Joseph. After leaving the Republican Party, he ran for mayor of his commune Big Water, Utah as a Libertarian.
4XRBg TIL Weird Al Yankovich once turned down a 5 million dollar offer to star in a beer commercial, because he felt many of his fans were young and impressionable.
l7RWB TIL the founder of FedEx took the company's last $5,000 to Las Vegas and won $27,000 gambling on blackjack, allowing the company to survive another week