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TIL that, despite the reputation of black cats, a black cat named Luna saved her human family from a house fire.The house burned down to the ground, but not before Luna woke her owner in time by pawing and biting her feet. Once awake, Emily Chappell-Root evacuated her family from the blaze.

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