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TIL Mister Rogers saw his weight of 143 lbs as a gift. He said, "The number 143 means 'I love you.' It takes one letter to say 'I' and four letters to say 'love' and three letters to say 'you.' One hundred and forty-three. 'I love you.' Isn't that wonderful?"

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