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TIL: origin of the word “soccer”

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xV5wB TIL Chimpanzees have been known to steal alcohol, get drunk, then attack humans after mistaking them for monkeys
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GAvQj TIL that when Frank Zappa’s son was born, the nurse refused to register him with the name “Dweezil,” so Zappa started listing names of musicians he knew, which became his son’s legal name(s). When Dweezil was five, his parents fought to legally change his name to Dweezil at his request and won.
N7AgJ TIL that there are two timezones for the Eastern Time Zone, depending on whether Daylight Savings is being observed.