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TIL Hyenas, although similar in appearance and behavior to canines, are actually more closely related to cats

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GYNv1 TIL in 1993 David Letterman cut Bill Hicks final Late Show standup appearance for being too controversial, 4 months before he died. To make amends in 2009 David invited Bill's mother Mary as a guest & broadcast the full routine. David remarked "It says more about me as a guy than it says about Bill"
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