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ZpE0D TIL about Togo the lead sled dog for musher Leonhard Seppala during the 1925 Serum Run to deliver much needed diphtheria medicine to Nome, Alaska. He took a longer (261 miles) and riskier route than other lead dog but his efforts were overshadowed by Balto, the lead dog for the final leg (53 miles).
Y7JW TIL the worlds smallest hooved animals are mouse-sized deer that weigh as little as 1.5 lbs.
pYWBb TIL about starfish use hydraulic systems to move themselves around
KYwe9 TIL that the fragrance/perfume given as a gift to the Marquis de Lafayette by George Washington, is still produced by the same manufacturer today. The fragrance has been worn by Washington, John Quincy Adams, JFK, George Gershwin, and countless others.
4Xeg6 TIL that the most decorated unit in the history of the US Military was composed almost entirely of 2nd generation Japanese-American soldiers during WW2, the 442nd Infantry Regiment.