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TIL the Nuclear Gandhi bug from Civilization actually never existed

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wLj4M TIL a dead man once won a Bonze medal in the Olymics. Until 1948, Art competitions were part of the Olympic games, therefore artists could still compete posthumously. He is the only Olympian to win a gold, silver or bronze medal in death.
axBy TIL none of the ~35 people killed in the Salem Witch Trials died from burning at the stake. 19 were hanged, 1 was pressed to death, all others died in jail.
ADr0g TIL the Summer Olympics have only been cancelled three times since the beginning of the 20th century and all three because of war.
loJMa TIL Elephants can suffer from PTSD and that their violent outbursts and can sometimes be managed with therapy
lXQ5 TIL that a woman died at her own funeral from a heart attack caused by shock when she woke up and saw that she was in a coffin about to be buried alive.