TIL that the story of Thomas Edison electrocuting an elephant as part of the War of Currents is a myth. The elephant was killed as part of an unrelated Coney Island stunt, and Edison's name is only associated because Edison-brand film was used to record the elephant's death.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topsy_(elephant)



Submitted February 28, 2015 at 08:31PM by nefftron http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2xgqdd/til_that_the_story_of_thomas_edison_electrocuting/