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TIL a Doberman in India died protecting its owners from 4 mountain cobras, fighting them for 4 hours. He killed all of them, but then died from poison from multiple snake bites. Hundreds of people paid their respects to him, laying floral wreaths on his body, and held a funeral procession for him.

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mxg6p TIL about Hoover, the talking seal. He first learned to vocalize from the human family who saved him and his accent reflects their New England speech. Additional sources in the comments.
wo56o TIL about a Zambian Space Program in the mid-1960s to send teenager Matha Mwambwa and two cats to the Moon. A mission to Mars was also planned. It was led by Edward Nkolonso, a former soldier and teacher. The purpose of the mission was to establish a Christian ministry for 'primitive' Martians.
6E4ml TIL the Elvis Presley's manager, "Colonel" Tom Parker prevented Elvis from touring outside of the US (except for 3 shows in Canada in 1957) because Parker was, among other things, an illegal alien from the Netherlands that was suspected of murder.
Yp7Rd TIL : A Few Years Back, Wisconsin’s largest painting, The Flagellants, returned from its trip to Munich!
NXMG1 TIL Paul Shaffer from the David Letterman band co-wrote “It's Raining Men” with the late Paul Jabara. It would go on to reach number one on the Billboard dance club songs chart.