The Daily Populous

Friday June 9th, 2017 day edition

image for This Map Shows Which Countries Call It 'Football' And Which Call It 'Soccer'

All the pink countries call it "football," or some literal translation of "football."

All the blue countries call it "soccer," or some translation of "soccer."

The takeaway: Americans aren't the only ones who don't call it "football."

Much of Southeast Asia, Japan, Korea, Oceania, South Africa and even Italy call it something other than "football.".

The reason people all over the world call it football is simple — you kick the ball with your foot.

Brian Phillips wrote a nice explanation for where the word "soccer" came from for Slate in 2010:.

"It's an abbreviation of association football. »

This police dog was fired from his job for an adorable reason

Authored by telegraph.co.uk

This is Gavel, a German Shepherd who was recruited as a puppy to train as a police dog - but ended up getting the sack.

As the police put it, he "did not display the necessary aptitude for a life on the front line.".

However, as one door closes another opens - and Gavel was offered a new job working for the Governor of Queensland, where he holds the official title Vice-Regal Dog. »

Game of Thrones Season 7 Running Times, with Record-Length 6th & 7th Episodes!

Authored by watchersonthewall.com

Though a few minutes here or there have been known to change in the HBO schedule, if it is to be believed we now know the running time of every season seven episode.

Together, these seven episodes make up about 7 hours 20 minutes.

With three fewer episodes to work with, that may be significantly less than the average 9 hours 15 minutes season, yet at the same time it’s the longest run of seven episodes in the show. »

Meet the community tracking every time Trump contradicts himself on Twitter

Authored by dailydot.com
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Trump Criticizes Trump has some ground rules, though: People are only allowed to post tweets, press releases, and other sources that document the “president’s hypocrisy.”

Of course, there are also classic Trump tweets that have cropped up since he was inaugurated and besieged by controversy.

The subreddit has multiple past Trump tweets submitted each day, with several of them starting substantial discussions among its community members. »

900 High School Students in Georgia Groped by Officers During Warrantless Drug Sweep, Lawsuit Says

Authored by ktla.com
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× 900 High School Students in Georgia Groped by Officers During Warrantless Drug Sweep, Lawsuit Says.

About 900 students at a Georgia high school were groped by law enforcement officers during a drug sweep that was conducted without a warrant and didn’t yield any drugs, a federal lawsuit claims.

In the accounts given by nine students, female officers searched female students and male officers searched male students, the suit said. »