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TIL LBJ had two dogs die at the White House: Her swallowed a stone, and Him was hit by a car.

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0wWmv TIL that in 1919 James Cowan Smith donated £55,000 to the National Gallery of Scotland on the condition that a picture of his dog Callum be on display permanently in the Gallery. It still is to this day.
PYD7E TIL that beached whales can die by their skeleton collapsing under their own weight, causing the ribs to compress and subsequent asphyxiation
78VOO TIL the US federal government captures and sells excess wild horses to the public
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