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TIL: that Johnny Depp, Tom Cruise, Jason Patric, Keanu Reeves and John Travolta were considered for the role of Jim Morrison in the movie “The Doors” - Travolta was so popular with the original band that they even considered putting the band back together with Travolta on vocals.

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Z8lGQ TIL Jim Henson, creator of the Muppets, produced over 179 adult-humored commercials for Wilkins Coffee from 1957-1961. The commercials followed a formula of one muppet creatively harming the other.
aw8n9 TIL A stray pitbull staying at a shelter only got adopted because he would roll on his back, tail wagging madly, demanding belly rubs every morning.
0Lry TIL that a koi fish named “Hanako” was owned by several individuals over its lifetime and lived to be 225 years old.
D0WD TIL Kenny G holds the record for longest note played on a sax with and E-Flat at 45 minutes 47 seconds
MeobV TIL of "Cat Pawsitive," a program which encourages cat shelters to teach orphan cats to do a "high-five" with humans, making cats more attractive for adoption. Over 400 cats who participated were adopted during the first two semesters of the program.