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TIL that Martha Stewart's adorable kittens, featured on her social media and commercials for Pretty Litter, are illegal under the laws of her home state, Connecticut

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87gb TIL that Bob Odenkirk, Saul from Breaking Bad, wrote the famous “Van down by the river” Chris Farley sketch.
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