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vPKOx TIL there used to be a 4 legged whale with webbed feet that sometimes hunted and killed stuff on land
b9Nya TIL collie dog Rob Roy was President Coolidge's favorite among a menagerie of pets that included dogs, birds, cats, and raccoons. According to Harry Truman, Coolidge ordered Senator Morris Sheppard to surrender his sausage to Rob Roy, whilst they were having breakfast.
VjXZ TIL: To get Gene Hackman to shave off his mustache for the role of Lex Luthor in ‘Superman’, director Richard Donner promised to shave off his own mustache. After Gene had his removed, Donner revealed his was a fake one from the makeup department.
oRxp8 TIL Tucker Carlson's mother left him only $1 because she couldn't stand him
jE4E TIL whales are descended from land mammals, and their closest living relative is the hippopotamus.