Things I learned today (Part 2)

So is Andre Ayew.

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Yes, I learned that at the same time today.

Ayew that already

Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima had a seizure just before the 1998 World Cup final.

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What?

Shouldn’t the wanker be retired so?

Mauricio Pochettino roomed with Maradona at Newells Old Boys. Poch tells the story that Maradona requested him to share a room (probably looking for a dogsbody no doubt), but that Poch was in such awe of the great man he just stayed up most of the night staring at him when he eventually did go to sleep.

I most likely heard this, but it doesnt appear to have registered with me. Louis Van Gaal has a progressive form of prostate cancer and while the surgery was successful, he will be stepping back from managing entirely after the World Cup. You’d love to see them pull it off for that reason alone.

Back in Black by AC/DC is the second highest selling album of all time. Thriller is the highest selling.

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In 1929 the USSR changed the week from 7 days to 5 days. A week was now 5 days.

You worked 4 days and had a day off. People were divided into 5 colour coded groups with a different day off per group.

They went back to a 7 day week in the 1940s.

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I don’t believe that to be true, where did you see it?

claimed sales

List of best-selling albums - Wikipedia

certified sales has it 5th or 6th

There is an eye condition named PORN.

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I only learned today from a promoted post on Facebook that diabetes can affect sight.

There have been been not one, but two Irish Prime Ministers of the UK:

Arthur Wellesley and William Fitzmaurice.

The WC (football) starts today.

George Weahs son plays for the USAMNT

George being the alright sort that he is contributed to this

Fucking Americans

Liam is the most popular name for newborns in 2022 in the US of A

Most popular baby names of 2022 | BabyCenter

scales performances for Aberdeen most likely why

The Mexico and Poland World Cup match will be played in a temporary stadium called 974.
It’s made up of 974 shipping containers, when the tournament finishes the stadium will be dismantled and sent to Uruguay and used again for the 2030 World Cup

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