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TIL there have been MANY cases of "elephant lynching", or the killing of an elephants for spectacle with pseudo-legal or performative aspects, in the United States

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DKrr TIL that after dividing Poland with Nazi Germany, Joseph Stalin ordered the “liquidation” of the Polish officer corps in 1940, resulting in the mass execution of over 25,000 Poles in what came to be known as the Katyn Massacre.
GYmwG TIL That for thousands of years the The Bajau people of Southeast Asia have engaged in breath-hold diving, causing them to evolve large spleens. The larger reservoir of oxygenated red blood cells has helped them to become some of the world’s best free divers.
4XQ6b TIL that US president Calvin "Silent Cal" Coolidge used to buzz for his secret service and then would hide under his desk while they frantically searched for him
BrbAD TIL At 65 Stephen Hawking fulfilled his dream and did a backflip in zero gravity
JYBVV TIL The Russians tried to interfere in the 1960 presidential election on behalf of Adlai Stevenson II, offering him propaganda support to help him "succeed". He declined their offer and informed the New York Times about the incident.