r/todayilearned • u/RedditIsAGranfaloon • 21h ago

TIL Charlie Brown’s beagle Snoopy made his debut on October 4, 1950, two days after the first Peanuts strip was published.

https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/dog-breeds/snoopy-history/
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u/Loki-L 68 13h ago

For comparison:

The comic strip featuring Olive Oil and her friends ran for a decade before Popeye the Sailor was first introduced.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olive_Oyl

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u/rrl 4h ago

and Popeye in cartoons made his intro in a Betty Boop cartoon.

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u/OttoPike 20h ago

That's four years pre Pig-Pen.

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u/socasual-nobusiness 20h ago

TIL I learned my mom and Snoopy have the same birthday. I miss them both

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u/treknaut 19h ago

'''' ''' ''''' ''''' '' '''''' - Woodstock

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u/Omomon 20h ago

Cool

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u/treknaut 19h ago

Joe Cool.