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TIL the author of The Hundred and One Dalmatians wrote a sequel called The Starlight Barking in which an alien dog named Sirius, Lord of the Dog Star, tries to save the dogs of Earth from nuclear war and potential abuse. In the end, they all decide to stay—they cannot abandon their human companions.

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JYN08 TIL the male Canadian goose has a corkscrew shaped penis
Y8jW TIL: Approximately 10,000 attended the funeral of Hawaiian musician, Israel Kamakawiwoʻole.
5VlgB TIL WW1 Flying Ace Frank Luke ranks 2nd to Eddie Rickenbacker but did it in only 8 days while Rickenbacker flew more patrols and more combat hours than any other pilot in the entire war
MeOK0 TIL that cruise ships have morgues on board
7lwZ TIL the base sound of the lightsaber is an old projection motor Ben Burtt worked with as a projectionist. The “sparkling, scintillating” part was discovered by accident when he passed a microphone behind a television. Burtt’s “natural sound” approach in Star Wars pioneered modern sound design