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TIL that ‘Soccer’ is not an Americanism. It’s short for ‘Association Football’ and was popularised by the captain of the English national team 1894-5.

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7B8L TIL that before Heinz took over, 90% of ketchup on the market contained so many “injurious ingredients” that a bottle of it could literally kill you.
epVe4 TIL back in the day someone invented a 'horse-powered boat'
YpW5G TIL that cerebral palsy is a brain disorder that affects the areas of the brain that control movement. While CP can occur with intellectual disabilities, CP itself does not affect the reasoning areas of the brain. Most people with the disorder are as intelligent as anyone else.
mw0R TIL when a Virginia school board tried to ban “To Kill a Mockingbird” as immoral, author Harper Lee wrote a letter asking if the board members were literate and donated money to enroll them in the first grade.
85mG TIL Killer Whales are the apex predator of the sea. They can kill any other sea creature, including the Great White Shark, with a technique of flipping the shark upside down until it suffocates. Killer whales have minds of their own, high intelligence, and have no competition in the sea.