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TIL of Smoky, a Yorkshire terrier who helped save the lives of 250 soldiers in 1944

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VoQ4 TIL in the medieval times animals could go to trial. In 1457 a sow and six piglets were charged for killing a 5 year old boy. The mom was deemed guilty, the piglets’ role, however, was ambiguous. Although splattered with blood, they were never seen directly attacking the boy.
P1KNO TIL In the list of the top 20 highest grossing musical tours of all time only U2 appears 3 times, grossing $736M in 2009, $390M in 2017, and $389M in 2005. Taylor Swift is no. 1 on the list with the only tour to ever gross over a billion dollars.
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