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TIL: In 2004, Colby Nolan was awarded an MBA degree in business management by Trinity Southern University, sparking a lawsuit against the Dallas based institution. The problem? Although Colby had apparently maintained a GPA of 3.5, he was, in fact, a six year old cat.

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