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You probably remember the 1996 film Matilda, starring Mara Wilson. It's based

off the iconic children's book by Roald Dahl, and it's now a Broadway musical.

The story follows a six-year-old genius who falls in love with reading.

She walks the busy streets by herself to the library to read all day.

But her father, a used car salesman played by Danny DeVito, can't stand her book obsession.

Dinner time is family time. What is this trash you're reading?

It's not trash, Daddy. It's lovely. It's called Moby Dick by Herman Melville.

Moby, what? This is spilt.

It's not mine. It's a library book.

I'm fed up with all this reading. You're a warm wood. You start acting like one.

Sit up and look at the TV.

But Matilda has superpowers. She uses them and her intellect to liberate herself

and her friends from the grasp of mistrunch bowl, the cruel and domineering school principal.

The movie ends with Matilda living an idyllic life with her beloved teacher, Ms. Honey.

Ms. Honey moved back into her father's house.

Do you have him?

Of course, Matilda was a frequent visitor.

Did you know that the heart of a mass beats at the rate of 650 times a minute?

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