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

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

The reason why it’s association football, rugby football, gridiron football, Australian rules football, is because the games are played on foot rather than on a horse. It wasn’t originally anything to do with using your feet to move the ball (basketball wasn’t invented at this point). So when brits say “lol you don’t use your feet why do yanks you call it football???” they’re misinterpreting the history of the name. Which is wrong, but I’m fine with it because Americans are super weird about football. They’ll never miss an opportunity to tell you how much it’s a bad game and they don’t care about it and there’s totally a good and morally righteous reason it’s not a popular sport there U S A #1 U S A #1

/r/todayilearned Thread Link - time.com
Previous
Next

Recently removed from /r/todayilearned

TIL Thomas(ine) Hall was declared both a man and a woman in a Virginia court in 1629 and ordered to wear men's clothing with a woman's apron and bonnet. He/She would present as either gender carnally and when working as soldier, lacemaker, field laborer, or maid. Thomasine was physically intersex. TIL that the low cost wine brand "Two Buck Chuck" was created by Fred Franzia, who bought the Charles Shaw name from a bankrupt winery for $27k. Once when asked why his wine was cheaper than water, he replied "They're overcharging for the water. Don't you get it?" TIL that butterflies have 4 wings not 2 (found out on an episode of Benidorm during a pub quiz) TIL Don Quixote, considered one of the first modern novels, is also one of the first stories that uses meta-fiction, as the author plays pretend that his story comes from historical sources and had to search for lost documents and translations to complete it. TIL "Rudy", of Notre Dame football fame, was involved in a pump-and-dump scheme and had a settlement with the SEC for >$380,000. TIL Brazil found incarcerated populations read 9x as much as the general population. They made a new program for prisoners so each written book review took 4 days off a prison sentence. TIL most English speaking countries around the world pronounce “Z” as “zed” but the United States is the only one that does not. Unlike other English speak countries the US pronounces it “zee.” TIL Snoop Dogg was excommunicated by the Rastafari Council after his attempt to rebrand as Rastafarian "Snoop Lion" TIL Some of the reasons people drive aggressively include a sense of anonymity while driving, feeling more empowered driving than in the rest of their lives, and a feeling that other drivers have previously driven aggressively around them. TIL about Nasubi from Japan's (perhaps the entire world's) most controversial TV show ever recorded. Nasubi lived alone in a tiny room for 15 months completely naked and only able to survive based on items he won from sweepstakes. More info in comments. TIL by passing a law requiring pharmacies to be owned by a licensed pharmacist, North Dakota has essentially done away with corporate chain pharmacies. Corporations that own pharmacies must be majority owned by licensed pharmacists. TIL that the Fahrenheit scale was standardized 18 years before Celsius. The world switch due to the British Empire. The United States is actually using the earlier standard. TIL that the famous James Bond theme (first heard in 1962 in Dr. No) was source of a long running dispute between John Barry and Monty Norman. Norman had originally written a song for a musical adaptation of V. S. Naipaul's novel A House for Mr Biswas which was the inspiration. TIL that the parasite H. zschokkei is the only multicellular organism that does not rely on Oxygen for respiration. It relies on a currently undiscovered energy metabolism to sustain itself. TIL, cold or rainy weather cannot make you sick

More Random Comments

how to hire a Hacker and not get scammed (Guideline-this is a must read !!!) my experience did i had done the correct thing ? Not how asexuals work Concerned about anxiety, BP & heart rate Nate the Lawyer vs Bouzy - Lawsuit Update - No Deal Parents working themselves to death at restaurant…need help! This article from the New York Times this morning is enraging and NOT helping. Realized that my "close" friends actually treat me like shit. Can anyone relate? Maegu's grab? Take it with a grain of salt Schools adopting linux will bring tons of new users The grandeur of God’s creation. I find peace in my insignificance. (: Unpopular Opinion: The Annoyance Of Large Trail Families Lesbians who don't date bisexuals: why? Unpopular Opinion: The Annoyance Of Large Trail Families Ce acțiune/lucru strigă “needucat” la persoane? Eu nu înțeleg cât de dobitoc și țăran poate fi cineva să lase căruciorul de cumpărături în locul de parcare alăturat și efectiv să încurce șoferii ce vor să își pună mașina mai târziu.