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TIL: The sequel to the original “101 Dalmatians” book involved an alien dog coming to earth and inviting all the Earth dogs back to his home planet to avoid human nuclear war.

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JdpQ TIL The sandtiger shark gives birth to live young, but doesn’t have enough placenta or yolk to feed all of them in the womb: Instead, the embryos eat each other until the strongest sharks are born.
Wkxk9 TIL Food Network's 'Chopped' was originally supposed to be set in a mansion with the host being a butler. The butler was also to be holding a Chihuahua and when a chef was chopped, the losing dish was fed to the Chihuahua.
xVwbb TIL Conservation efforts are saving the kākāpō on Codfish Island that are being threatened by the fungal infection Aspergillosis.
AN0Po TIL the way the sun "gives" people vitamin D is by converting cholesterol in the skin to vitamin D.
LymV TIL: The US government classifies Marijuana as a class 1 drug, while PCP and Cocaine are class 2 drugs.