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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Danny__NYC on 2026-01-18 18:30:11+00:00.

Original Title: TIL a nearly blind cat named Jerry Fox wore custom glasses and saved Brooklyn Borough Hall from a fire in 1904. He was on the city payroll as “Assistant Janitor” and when he died, The New York Times ran his obituary.