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TIL Snoop Dogg and Nate Dogg are actually cousins

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N7d98 TIL that the tensile strength of plated bamboo cables is as strong as or stronger than a steel cable of the same size. Hemp rope loses 20% of its strength when wet while bamboo cables increase in strength by as much as 20% when wet.
KONoQ TIL that the UK & US' version of Dennis the Menace debuted on the same day, March 12th 1951
KYA5Q TIL Fern Gully is a real place in NSW Australia
l7yG TIL Bill Clinton, because of his Irish heritage, and his birth in Arkansas (a former French territory), is eligible to run for president in both Ireland and France.
R76ra TIL about The Yips. "A sudden loss of fine motor skills that comes on without apparent explanation and is usually suffered by mature athletes with years of experience". A neurological condition that leaves top tier athletes basically unable to play competitively.