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TIL That the name "Soccer" is actually British in origin.

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9wprX TIL since 2004 the residents of La California, a town in Italy, have held farcical ballots for the United States presidential elections. Although votes cast by La California residents do not count, they still send the result of each election to the nearby US consulate in Florence
Lw7P TIL that a single oyster can totally filter up to 2 gallons (7.57L) of water per hour. That means that only 10 oysters are capable of filtering over 1800L in a single day.
N7JOM TIL: Disney princesses Mulan and Jasmine’s singing voices were provided by the same vocalist, Lea Salonga
kJLD5 TIL that there is a Japanese J-pop girl band made up exclusively of erotic models and AV idols: The Ebisu Muscats.
JYPA4 TIL Apples are generally red, green, yellow, but if the right geographical conditions are met, they can apparently grow dark purple, almost black, as well. These rare apples are called Black Diamond and they are currently only grown in the mountains of Tibet.