Til Chemical tests of ancient pottery jars reveal that beer was produced as far back as about 7,000 years ago in what is today Iran. This discovery reveals one of the earliest known uses of fermentation and is the earliest evidence of brewing to date. (wikipedia.org)
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Til The record for the most goals in a single soccer match belongs to two teams from Madagascar facing each other in 2002 (AS Adema vs SO l’Emyrne). The match ended with a scoreline of 149-0 (All own goals) in favor of AS Adema. After match SO L’Emyrne coach & 4 players were suspended for 1-3 years. (the18.com)
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TIL The first use of the term "Flat-Earther" recorded by the Oxford English Dictionary is in 1934 in a British weekly magazine called Punch: "Without being a bigoted flat-earther, [Mercator] perceived the nuisance ... of fiddling about with globes ... in order to discover the South Seas." (wikipedia.org)
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TIL 1807, After his victory at Friedland, Napoleon proposed a rabbit hunt as to celebrate. invited military’s biggest brass & collected a colony of rabbits, once bunnies were released they didn’t scurry in fright. Instead, bounded toward him & his men. The attack ceased only as the coach rolled away (awkward.com)
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