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When Nome, Alaska, needed diphtheria serum in 1925, a dogsled team led by Balto braved 70 mph wind and -60 degrees to get it there. But Balto the Wonderdog ended up with a broke owner in Los Angeles. Cleveland schoolkids donated pennies and raised $2,000 to buy Balto. After his death in 1933, Balto was displayed at the Cleveland history museum. A Balto statue is in Central Park in New York City.
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