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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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8e67V TIL some earbud manufacturers put a tactile mark on the left earbud for blind people to recognise L from R. Usefull even for people with no vision imparities to recognise them in dark
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