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Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMB to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmit.onlineEnglish · 7 days ago

TIL that between 1906 and 1917, Stanford University in California played rugby union instead of American football.

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TIL that between 1906 and 1917, Stanford University in California played rugby union instead of American football.

stanfordmag.org

Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMB to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmit.onlineEnglish · 7 days ago
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When Rugby Ruled
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For more than a decade in the early 1900s, a gentleman’s game from across the pond supplanted football at Stanford. It took a world war to turn back the tide.
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Curious_Penalty8814 on 2025-12-07 03:12:26+00:00.

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