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TIL Dr. Seuss' widow disliked 'The Cat in the Hat' (2003) so much that she banned Hollywood from making Live Action movies of Seuss characters

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VBOLD TIL George Best was named the European Footballer of the Year (Ballon d'Or winner) in 1968, becoming the first and only Northern Irish player to receive the prestigious award.
nM4b TIL while the Roman senate was debating about possible conspirators of an attempted coup, Julius Cesar received a note. Cato, who opposed to Julius Cesar accused him of corresponding with the conspirators and demanded the letter to be read aloud. The note was a love letter from Cato’s sister.
oRVQo TIL a man had purchased a $2 tintype photograph at an antique shop, only to uncover its astonishing secret – it was an exceedingly rare image of Billy the Kid, making it just the second known photograph in existence of the iconic outlaw. The tintype photograph has since been appraised at $5 million.
R4J8 TIL Venezuela sells gas for about 4 cents per gallon
QylE TIL that cats (once they outgrow their kitten phase) don’t “meow” to communicate with each other. Meowing is reserved for communicating with their humans.