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TIL Freddie Mercury adored cats, adopting most of his from rescue shelters. He gave them gourmet meals, Christmas stockings and talked to them over the phone when on tour.

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4eyb TIL that President Lyndon B Johnson owned an “Amphicar,” an amphibious car and would surprise unsuspecting guests by driving down a steep incline towards a lake and scream “The brakes don’t work! The brakes won’t hold! We’re going in! We’re going under!”
vPmA7 TIL Hard Rock Cafe's memorabilia collection began with a guitar from Eric Clapton, who was a regular at the first restaurant in London. It hang over his regular seat in order to lay claim to that spot. This prompted Pete Townshend to send a guitar with a note "Mine's as good as his! Love, Pete."
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