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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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9Ymkm TIL an art dealer’s estate included a collage involving a stuffed golden eagle. The IRS valued the work at $65 million, however, the estate argued it was worth $0 as its illegal to sell eagles. As neither party could sell the art, the dispute was settled by donating it to a museum.
Z89Lo TIL that fungus is more closely related to animals than plants.
7r0eX TIL that a guy filed a change-of-address form to the USPS where he changed the address of the UPS headquarters and got all their mail sent to his apartment. It took three months before this was discovered.
GMkG TIL that in 1958 in Monroe, North Carolina, two black boys, 7-old David Simpson and 9-old James Hanover Thompson, were arrested after being kissed by a white girl on their cheeks in a neighborhood game. They were charged with molestation and sent to reform school.
NXMXM TIL that barbie doll actually has a full name and birthday! Her full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts and her birthday is March 9, 1959, when she was first displayed at the New York Toy Fair.