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TIL that the ‘Wilhelm Scream’, a distinctive stock audio scream, which has appeared in over 300 movies was voiced by Sheb Wooley who went onto record The Purple People Eater.

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x5ao TIL Chips the dog was the most decorated war dog from WW II. He forced 4 machine-gunners to surrender and he helped take 10 Italians prisoner. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, Silver Star, and Purple Heart; however, these awards were later revoked because he was a dog
neJDB TIL that Boko Haram caused the disappearance of as many as 10,000 boys before he kidnapped the 300 girls that elicited global sympathy
j6A1X TIL Because their sense of smell is so great, some dogs can be trained to sniff out medical conditions. They are used to diagnose a particular condition or to alert their owners if they need more medication.
v14L4 TIL it is illegal to lock your car doors in Churchill, Manitoba. Residents are greatly outnumbered by Polar Bears and may need to use an unlocked car as a temporary shelter if they come under attack.
kJr1E TIL The reasons for breeding problems in pandas are most likely to be related to the inability of the captive living environment to meet giant pandas’ various physiological needs, resulting in the inability to fully express their natural instincts, such as mate selection and mating