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TIL in 1916, an elephant named Mary was hanged in TN for the murder of her trainer.

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epDpn TIL that eels in the River Thames (which flows through the middle of London) are “hyperactive” as a result of cocaine ingestion. Compared to other major cities, the level of cocaine entering London’s water system is much higher.
5VGVQ TIL that in 2017 Switzerland denied a woman citizenship despite her living there for several years because she was “annoying” and didn’t respect Swiss culture
PYDMe TIL that 18 years ago, this Volkswagen supercar broke 6 world records.
6beZ TIL that the first documented appearance of “the finger” in the United States was in 1886, when Charles Radbourn, a baseball pitcher for the Boston Beaneaters, was photographed giving it to a member of their rival the New York Giants.
ANXQn TIL: Confederate States Army general Robert E. Lee was married to George Washington’s granddaughter, Anna Randolph Custis.