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TIL of Sgt. Stubby, a stray mutt who went on to fight in the trenches in WWI. He saved his regiment from surprise mustard gas attacks, found and comforted the wounded, and once caught a German soldier by the seat of his pants, holding him there until American soldiers found him.

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