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• At the end of the Beatles' song "A Day in the Life," an ultrasonic whistle, audible only to dogs, was recorded by Paul McCartney for his Shetland sheepdog.
• The first living creature to orbit the earth was a dog. Named Laika ("Barker" in Russian), she blasted off aboard the Soviet Union's Sputnik 2 on November 3, 1957. With no way to bring her back to earth, she became the first creature to give her life for the exploration of space.
• Contrary to popular belief, dogs do not sweat by salivating. They sweat through the pads of their feet.
• The fastest dog, the Greyhound, can reach speeds of up to 41.7 miles per hour. The breed was known to exist in ancient Egypt as many as 6,000 years ago.
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