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TIL Helen Keller had a dog named “Kamikaze-go” and was responsible for introducing the Akita dog to the United States.

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9Y9OD TIL of Mayer Amschel Rothschild, a wealthy financier who provided financing to German royalty. Around 1800, he sent his five sons to five European cities (London, Vienna, Frankfurt, Naples, and Paris) to establish their own banking franchises, founding the Rothschild banking dynasty.
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