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Today I Learned Thomas Edison Was An Elephant-Torturing Monster

This is the tale of Nikola Tesla, a brilliant scientist who’s tragic life story is inexorably intertwined with that of a more well-known figure: Thomas Edison. A man who, despite his status as an American icon, was an unambiguously horrible person. We’re talking “electrocuted an elephant to death to make a point” horrible. Just watch.

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