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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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GYZx4 TIL a man figured out how to hack the lottery in 4 different countries, and won 14 different times, and he got away with it.
Dkwg TIL that while Nixon was on his way to a Syria, their fighter jets intercepted Air Force One to act as escorts, however the pilot was not informed and took evasive action, sending passengers flying throughout the plane.
Rlvl TIL George Clooney has helped fund a satellite that documents and records war atrocities in Africa that would otherwise be ignored.
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m7kx TIL Christopher Lee didn’t enjoy playing Dracula but he continued to appear in the titular role in nine different movies as he realized they were popular and kept people employed.