BXCellent
BXCellent OP t1_iy0064d wrote
Reply to comment by Competitive-Log4210 in TIL that FIFA is a French abbreviation, it would be IFAF in English, and England weren't an original member despite creating the game. FIFA also now has more members than the UN by BXCellent
International Federation of Association Football?
BXCellent t1_ir25b1l wrote
Reply to An anonymous polling site for sensitive topics, with live stats and a heatmap (NEW: add your own questions!) by bowelcrusher
The mapping of votes to laws is really interesting. I guess I need to move to Spain.
BXCellent OP t1_iy00jf2 wrote
Reply to TIL that FIFA is a French abbreviation, it would be IFAF in English, and England weren't an original member despite creating the game. FIFA also now has more members than the UN by BXCellent
And they have CERN. It amazes me that despite only have about 4% of the world's language speakers the French have such a high impact on the naming of international bodies.