A dog by the name of Laika was launched into space aboard the Russian spacecraft Sputnik 2 in 1957.

The world's largest book, "Bhutan: A Visual Odyssey" is in a Chicago public library. The book measures 5 feet tall by 7 feet wide when open. It weighs 133 pounds.

Each year, more people are killed by teddy bears than by grizzly bears.

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