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What's that silly and interesting piece of trivia you know but never have the chance to share? (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 2 months ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
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Here’s mine:

Mozart had a pet starling, and when it died he arranged for a full funeral and burial, and composed a poem in memory of his bird, which he read at the service.

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[–] 10 points 2 months ago

And prairie dogs are vectors for bubonic plague in the southwestern US! Park rangers try to vaccinate them with dosed treats they leave near the burrows.

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