› added 8 years ago

193

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

Read more theatlantic.com

via ift.tt

8PlG TIL in 1994, the assets of the top 6 American banks was 14.8% of the GDP. In 2009, their assets were 62.1% of the GDP.
QjVa TIL there was such a thing as Woolly Rhinos
p8Zrp TIL Pablo EskoBear, a 175lb black bear, died after eating 76lbs of Cocaine.
yd7v TIL a species of Indonesian parrot called Goffin’s cockatoo can solve complex mechanical puzzles
wLan1 TIL: Norwegians pay half tax in November, so everyone has more money for Christmas.