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TIL Michael Vick didn't just run a dog-fighting ring, he personally killed several dogs. Some were shot; some were hanged; some were hosed down, then electrocuted; some were slammed on the ground; some were drowned in a bucket of water. Vick served 21 months, then got a $5M contract with the Jets.

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