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TIL that Sergeant Stubby was the only war dog to be promoted to sergeant through combat in WWI. He saved his regiment from surprise mustard gas attacks, found and comforted the wounded, and even once caught a German spy by the seat of his pants, holding him there until American Soldiers found him

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4kVjR TIL of C341 (aka Félicette) A Stray Parisian Cat Who Became The First Cat In Space in 1963, Survived Her Voyage, But Was Killed Two Months After Returning to Earth So Scientists Could Study Her Brain. A Monument Was Crowd Funded and Completed in 2020.
KOYwa TIL of Keedoozle, the first automated grocery store. Opening in 1949, it was a store-sized vending machine and a precursor to the self-checkout lane.
LkGQV TIL the album Devil Without a Cause by Kid Rock sold 15 Million selling more copies than the albums Smash, Ten, Nothing's Shocking, Load, & Hybrid Theory.
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EB5V TIL Warner Bros sued an Indian film called “Hari Putter” and lost. Two reasons the court ruled against Warner Brothers is because “Hari” is a Hindi word with religious connotations and “Puttar” is a Hindi word for son. The film was about a boy who was left “home alone.”