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TIL The word “soccer” originated as a slang abbreviation of “association,” which is short for “Association Football”.

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vP4n4 TIL that Marilyn Monroe was a method actor. She studied with the method acting pioneer Lee Strasberg, who also taught actors such as Al Pacino, Robert De Niro and James Dean.
5VdDP TIL the piña colada's creation/origin is hotly contested and claimed by the restaurant Barrachina (in 1963) and the Caribe Hilton Hotel (in 1954), both located in San Juan, Puerto Rico. However, a cocktail book by a London Hotel included the drink. This book was published in 1930.
R5jM4 TIL Earth's oldest land ecosystem was spotted in South African rock cores
X0ZQ8 TIL During the 1975 Banqiao Dam Failure in China caused by extreme rainfall due to Typhoon Nina, airstrikes were conducted on several dams downstream to release water in desired directions and protect other dams.
grlk4 TIL that the oft-repeated "fact" of Anthony Hopkins having only 16 minutes of screentime in The Silence Of The Lambs is false. He is also not the shortest performance to win a Lead Acting Oscar.