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TIL Cats favorite music is generally Mozart or classical musical songs with a slow-paced melody.

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KOP9R TIL during production of Blazing Saddles, retired actress Hedy Lamarr sued Warner Bros. for $100,000 because of a character named Hedley Lamarr. The lawsuit is referenced in the film by Mel Brooks' character, who says, "This is 1874; you'll be able to sue HER."
b017 TIL: On average, Starbucks has opened 2 new stores every day since 1987.
xW7g TIL that a recent educational experiment suggested that reading “The Boy Who Cried Wolf” increased children’s likelihood of lying. On the other hand, reading a book on George Washington and the cherry tree decreased this likelihood dramatically.
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