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TIL: Koshik, an elephant in a South Korean zoo, learned to imitate human speech by sticking its trunk in its mouth

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0dwl5 TIL of John Cummings, who after seeing a circus knife-swallower, actually swallowed 4 knives to brag to his shipmates - he passed 3 with no ill-health.
OWpR TIL In Japan, if someone is photographed or filmed while handcuffed, their hands have to be pixelated if it is used on TV or in the newspapers. In France, a law prohibits media from airing images of people in handcuffs, or otherwise restrained, before they have been convicted by a court.
vldL TIL that anyone can take huge container ships around the world as passengers for about $120 a day. Trips may last just a few days, although some travelers sign on for 60 days or even around-the-world journeys. Meals are provided, rooms are cleaned once a week and passengers do their own laundry.
Zp8Yp TIL That Douglas Hamilton and Antonio Burr, Alexander Hamilton's 5th grandson and descendant of Aaron Burr's cousin respectively, reenacted the famous duel on its 200th anniversary.
DQ1Nr TIL a supposedly cursed Lipinski Stradivarius violin was stolen by a small-time weed dealer from Milwaukee who became obsessed with the violin while pretending to be a high-end art thief.