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Oh. I didnโt know this was a thing. In my mother tongue (German) it is like a normal expression.
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nachts_sind_alle_Katzen_grau
Apparently it was originally adapted from Don Quixote
I'm sure it is, it's just because my first experience with it was through that letter, so now it's ruined for me.