The mayor of the Alaskan town, Talkeetna, is called Stubbs and has been mayor of the town since July 1997. Stubbs is a cat.

In the late 1800's, washing machines and butter churners were sometimes powered by dogs walking on treadmills.

The world record for the number of body piercings on one individual is 702, which is held by Canadian Brent Moffat.

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