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TIL- the Papillon dog, one of the oldest toy spaniels, it derives its name from the French word Papillon (butterfly), because its ears look like butterfly wings.

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e01OD TIL despite being 200 miles away from the ocean, a beluga whale skeleton was found in Charlotte, Vermont, USA and is the result of an ice sheet pushing down the North American continent.
oBorY TIL Dwayne Johnson’s stunt double is also his cousin.
VEyG TIL That “Shaun of the Dead” and “Hot Fuzz” are part of the “Three Flavours Cornetto” Trilogy, with the final film being released in 2013.
E1AoV TIL of Charlie Walker, the first non-government individual to fly into space. After NASA deemed him unqualified and rejected his 1978 application for astronaut, he co-developed a space bound device which required him to accompany it. Walker flew into space three times with the device he co-patented.
epkP6 TIL about Tayeb Souami, a New Jersey, originally from Africa, who bought a $5 orange juice from Shoprite. His wife sent him back to return it and get it for $2.50 at a different supermarket. With the refund and $2.50 savings, he bought 2 lottery tickets on a whim and won $315.3 million!