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TIL after frontier bandit Big Nose George was lynched from a telephone pole, a doctor turned his skin into shoes, a medical bag, and a coin purse. That same doctor was later elected Governor of Wy... (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/1000LiveEels on 2025-07-28 04:16:47+00:00.

Original Title: TIL after frontier bandit Big Nose George was lynched from a telephone pole, a doctor turned his skin into shoes, a medical bag, and a coin purse. That same doctor was later elected Governor of Wyoming and wore the skin shoes to his inauguration.

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