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In 1930, teams sailed 3 weeks by ship to reach the first World Cup!
Only 13 nations competed in Uruguay's inaugural 1930 FIFA World Cup. European teams like France & Belgium nearly skipped it — the transatlantic voyage took up to 3 weeks each way.
Ronaldo's 2022 presser snub briefly wiped $4B off Coca-Cola's value!
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The US once stunned England 1-0 in the World Cup!
On June 29, 1950, a US squad of part-timers — including a dishwasher and a hearse driver — beat heavily favored England in Brazil. Some European newspapers assumed the score was a typo and printed it as 10-1 for England.
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Sec. Bessent oversees a $6+ trillion federal budget as Treasury chief.
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Yellen is the only person to lead the Fed, CEA, and Treasury!
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This storyMost goals by one player in a single World Cup tournament?
- 7 goals
- 10 goals
- 13 goals
- 17 goals
Guess, then reveal the answer
13 goals
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