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TIL there are unicellular organisms with a diameter of 2 inches.

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Wk8rN TIL "The Starlight Barking" is the unadapted book sequel to the original "101 Dalmatians". The dogs gain superpowers like telepathy and flight, and the Lord of the Dog Star gathers Pongo and others to escape Earth and prevent nuclear war. Also, Cruella de Vil is now obsessed with metallic plastics.
ernJ TIL in 1918 a carrier pigeon saved 194 American soldiers by delivering a message to nearby support despite having been blinded in one eye, shot through the breast, covered in blood, and with a leg hanging on by just a tendon.
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