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TIL Kermit the Frog was awarded an honorary doctorate of Amphibious Letters on May 19, 1996, at Southampton College, New York, where he also gave a commencement speech. He is also the only "amphibian" to have had the honor of addressing the Oxford Union debating society.

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DQoKg TIL Kangatarianism is a vegetarian diet that cuts out meat except Kangaroo on environmental and ethical grounds
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kOZB4 TIL Dudley Moore was a child prodigy on the piano and organ.
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