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TIL that the blue macaw parrot that inspired "Rio" is now officially extinct in the wild

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n7Gd TIL Cats were dropped from planes during WWII with a bomb strapped to them hoping the cat would avoid the water and land on the decks of enemy ships.
wnj1 TIL that when a cat is breathing like a dog, its having a very hard time breathing.
epmAL TIL actor Henry Winkler did not actually know how to ride a motorcycle while starring on "Happy Days".
QN8X6 TIL the 1959 Epic Movie "Ben-Hur" was such a huge box office hit that it generated another $20 million from merchandising, including books, toys, candy, perfume, neckties, jewelry, gowns, chariot-shaped tricycles, and "Ben-Her" and "Ben-His" bathroom towels.
pYwAZ TIL that during WWI, conductor Karl Muck, a German-born Swiss citizen and conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, was interned as an enemy alien for more than a year and deported. He had been falsely accused of refusing to play the National Anthem before a concert.