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TIL that after stepping on her trainer’s head, Mary the Asian elephant (also known as ‘Murderous Mary") was hanged from a crane until death. It was later discovered that she had an infected tooth, and the unqualified trainer had prodded it, which caused her to react.

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m1xlR TIL a woman from IN named Linda Darby murdered her husband by poisoning, shooting, and burning his body 1970. Two years into a life sentence, she escaped prison and began a quiet life as Linda McElroy in TN, evading capture for 35 years before being caught again and sent back to prison in 2007.
W7oNB TIL of the Community of Christ, a liberal offshoot of the Mormon Church, that has been performing same-sex marriages for ten years.
7rgrO TIL that Subway chicken was DNA tested by a Canadian firm and was found to only contain about 50% chicken, with much of the rest being soy filler.
E19aW TIL Charlie Daniels, the writer of "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" hated its depiction in Guitar Hero 3 because the Devil was capable of defeating the player.
xVOkb TIL that students in France are taught that there are 5 continents. In the US, it's taught that there are 7.