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TIL That a Tennessee town hung/executed Mary the Elephant from a crane because she killed her handler that was mistreating her. Some initially wanted to pull her apart while still alive using two trains.

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GYgQN TIL when firing the Germans biggest cannon in WW1, they had to move 300 yards away and fire it electrically. They were still so close they required cotton wadding in their eyes, nose and ears, and fired it with their mouth open to prevent the gun from blowing out their ear drums.
7r1Ax TIL Ukrainian Trident/Tryzyb was also the Coat of Arms of the Viking ruling dynasty of Kiev Rus 1,000 years ago, and it is believed to mean a symbol of the Holy Trinity
lobM1 TIL of "Barcode Battler", a handheld game released in 1991. The “barcode gaming system” came with a variety of cards containing barcodes; each representing a player, enemy or powerup. Players could also experiment to find barcode monsters from everyday products like food and cleaning supplies.
4Xjm5 TIL in 1972 Ed Catmull and Fred Park creates the first 3D Animation of a hand and a face. The technics they devolped are the foundation of our modern movies, effects and gaming graphics. This animation was first used in the movie "Futurworld" from 1976.
9YxLm [TIL] Thebes had a special forces military unit comprised entirely of Homosexual Couples. The belief was that couples on the battlefield would fight their hardest to protect their lovers and not flee for fear of looking weak in front of their significant others.