#5 – First diabetes-detection dog
The first diabetes-detection dog was Armstrong, a yellow Labrador retriever trained in 2003 in California to detect via scent the subtle chemical changes leading to hypoglycemia (low blood sugar), a condition that if left unchecked can cause a diabetic to slip into a potentially fatal coma. So successful was Armstrong that Dogs for Diabetics (D4D), a charity training diabetes detection dogs, was founded in 2004.
#6 – Most expensive Snoopy memorabilia
The most expensive Snoopy memorabilia is a HK$2,888,880 (£224,960; $372,750) replica named “The Ever-Shining Star” created by Tse Sui Luen Jewellery (International) Limited, and unveiled in Hong Kong, China, on 13 November 2009.
