The year was 1896. The president was named Grover. Leg o' mutton sleeves were all the rage.
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And in Thomas Edison's studio, they decided to use the state-of-the-art technology of "film" to record...
...cats boxing.
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Cats: Clearly not into it.
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So not into it.
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Poor kittiessssss
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