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TIL the creater of Ren & Stimpy was fired, in part, because his episodes became too offensive and un-airable for Nickelodeon

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xdlg TIL Airedale Terriers carried messages for soldiers during WWI and were very dedicated in their duties. One named ‘Jack’ ran through half a mile of enemy fire. He made it to headquarters with his jaw broken and one leg badly splintered and died just after delivering his message
D56r TIL one of Hitler’s personal chauffeurs and close friends was found to be Jewish and was targeted for expulsion from the SS by Heinrich Himmler. Upon hearing that Maurice was of Jewish descent Hitler made an exception for Maurice and his brothers calling them “honorary Aryans.”
w05J TIL that Ugandan dictator Idi Amin’s official title was “His Excellency, President for Life, Field Marshal Al Hadji Doctor Idi Amin Dada, VC, DSO, MC, Lord of All the Beasts of the Earth and Fishes of the Seas and Conqueror of the British Empire in Africa in General and Uganda in Particular.”
4N5R TIL that up to 25% of the population may have trouble distinguishing between right and left, even into adulthood.
OGGj1 TIL Royal Blue, a messenger pigeon of King George IV, later on would get a medal in World War II.