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TIL of a genetic condition which gives people increased muscle strength and twice the usual amount of muscle mass. There are no known related health issues. Affected are intellectually normal.(Myostatin-related muscle hypertrophy)

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YpZPd TIL that in the Garfield comic strip, Jon originally had a roommate named Lyman, who was also Odie's owner. He stopped appearing after a few years. Cartoonist Jim Davis has never confirmed what happened to him--all he's said on the subject is "Don't look in Jon's basement!"
VBnO4 TIL in early 19th century Spanish overseas expansion and Russian expansion moving south by land from Alaska, met in California. Fort Ross was the southernmost Russian settlement, located in modern day Sonoma County
7rDer TIL 10% of the US population have an IQ less than 83. This means there is nothing for 10% of the population can do that isn't counterproductive for society.
G8kN TIL that Nelson Rockefeller, once Vice President of the United States, died at age 70 of a heart attack rumoured to be caused during sex with his 25 year old assistant. The New York Magazine quipped: “Nelson thought he was coming, but he was going”.
QNlNL TIL that “splooting” is actually a technical term that means lying in a spread-eagled, prone posture. It is typically performed by four-legged mammals such as dogs and squirrels when they wish to relax or cool down. It may also be known as frogging or pancaking.