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In 1902, French colonial officials in Hanoi tried to solve a rat plague by paying a bounty per tail. Enterprising locals began breeding rats or simply cutting off tails and releasing the healthy rodents to breed more “cash.” The city ended up with more tailless rats and even more plague.
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Before the 1959 Cuban Revolution, the Havanese was the pampered lapdog of the Havana elite. Fearing for their lives and their pets, fleeing families smuggled the dogs out in silk-lined bags or under heavy coats. Only 11 survived the exodus to the U.S., becoming the tiny, fluffy clown ancestors of every Havanese today.
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In 1942, Polish soldiers adopted an orphaned Syrian brown bear who grew to be a 500lb private. Wojtek drank beer, smoked cigarettes, and reportedly carried heavy ammo crates during the Battle of Monte Cassino. He retired to a Scottish zoo as a decorated war hero.
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#TalesFromTheGrid is about not just one thing at this point. It started as a surreal thought experiment regarding absurdity (AI, algorithms, technology, rodents who accidentally went to medical school, and ruthless
#TalesFromTheGrid is about not just one thing at this point. It started as a surreal thought experiment regarding absurdity (AI, algorithms, technology, rodents who accidentally went to medical school, and ruthless
