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TIL DJ John Digweed's brother George is 26 times World Clay Shooting Champion

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69WvJ TIL Wilt Chamberlain is the reason players have to stay behind the foul line when shooting a free throw. While at KU, thanks to his 7’ height, 7’8” wingspan, and 50” vertical, he would start from top of the key, leap before the foul line, and dunk the ball before he touched the ground in the lane.
yQn7w TIL That Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was actually quite pro-American and wrote a letter in 1896 advocating for a formal US-UK alliance.
XEVj6 TIL that teacup dogs are essentially underdeveloped dogs resulting from breeding runts of the litter in order to create "the smallest dog possible"
oBJ9E TIL The term "Conspiracy Theory" was created by the CIA to stop people from questioning the Kennedy Assassination
jN8QR TIL the term "Native American" is falling out of favor amongst indigenous Americans, in favor of indigenous Americans, American Indian, or the name of their own tribe.