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TIL that Osama bin Laden (elephant) killed at least 27 people.

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gM577 TIL There's only one confirmed case of a hybrid between an Asian Elephant and an African Elephant, Motty. He only lived to see 11 days before perishing.
OGORa TIL that Jean Jaurès, a leading French socialist who tried to prevent World War I, was assassinated in Paris just three days before France entered the war. His killer was acquitted in 1919.
4d7g TIL A woman tried to break the world record for deepest free-dive, but died during the dive. The record holder was her husband.
nWKBW TIL after Leona Helmsley did not pay her contractors that worked on her Connecticut home, she was investigated for tax evasion, and she received a 16 year sentence. During trial her housekeeper testified that Helmsley said "only the little people pay taxes." She ended up serving 19 months in prison.
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