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TIL that until recently, circus elephants were brought into Manhattan on foot through the Midtown Tunnel.

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oK0A TIL that private prisons have contracts with states saying that they will sue for millions if not kept to a certain capacity
LMgP TIL a Native American Chief ran 150 miles without rest to warn his friends in a white village of an impending attack by other tribes. The Chief died of exhaustion, but the village was saved and named after him.
VMw48 TIL Orca whales have very large and developed brains - they can communicate in different dialects, feel a wide range of emotions, and they have shown self-awareness.
W7keX TIL A killing committed on an iceberg outside of any country's territorial waters led to such a massive kerfuffle over the questions of jurisdiction and who had the right to try the defendant that it is being examined as a possible case study in the event murder occurs in outer space.
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