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TIL about the giant wētā — an insect that looks like a cricket but is the size of a mouse.

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VBoJD TIL: Gene Autry is the only person to have a star in all 5 categories in the Walk of Fame (Radio, Recording, Television, Live Performance, and Motion Picture)
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