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TIL that modern football is descended from "medieval football" in which opposing teams would attempt to drag an inflated pig's bladder to markers at each end of a town by any means necessary "as long as it did not lead to manslaughter or murder."

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WkeNL TIL there are 7 days in a week thanks to the Babylonians, who lived in modern-day Iraq. As keen observers of the heavens, the Babylonians adopted 7 days because they observed 7 celestial bodies — the Sun, the Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn.
wLRDY TIL The chief prosecutor for the United States in the Nuremberg Trials was Ben Ferencz, a 27 year old Jewish American lawyer who had never tried a case before. He investigated Nazi war crimes and went on to help establish the International Criminal Court. He's still alive today at 101.
XEEYX TIL that "The Woodwright's Shop," a classic public television carpentry series, is still being filmed today and is in it's 37th season.
x6VL5 TIL the Butonese a local ethnic group from Indonesia uses the Korean writing system to write their language.
JYMZj TIL that Godzilla has official Japanese citizenship