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TIL the biggest amount of people sent off in a soccer match was 36 people. In an 11-a-side match!

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epyP5 TIL of the Glasgow effect, a term which refers to the lower life expectancy of residents of the Scottish city compared to the rest of the UK and Europe. Some hypotheses for this effect include stress, especially in childhood, leading to ill health; violent gang culture; and rate of premature births.
X0MR TIL David Bowie lived off nothing but Cocaine, Red Peppers and milk throughout the year of 1976
5YLMn TIL of the case of The United States v One Package of Japanese Pessaries - a court case which legalised doctor prescribed contraception.
GnaJ TIL Chimps are given human birth control pills in zoos. Human birth control also works on gorillas.
YpLjB TIL Toyota used to be called Toyoda but in 1936 the company decided for a new name held a competition and got over 27000 entries. Toyota was chosen because the number of strokes to write Toyota in Japanese (eight) was thought to bring luck and prosperity