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    1. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 9 Aug 2016

      CIA #Museum Artifact of the Week: #Elephant Counter http://bit.ly/2aI43KA pic.twitter.com/KduiJimkgf

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    2. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 9 Aug 2016
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      CIA invented & used the device in 1960s to count people & supplies moving down Ho Chi Minh Trail from North Vietnam to South Vietnam.

      6 replies 40 retweets 58 likes
    3. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 9 Aug 2016
      Replying to @CIA

      Many of the Laotian trail watchers we recruited could not read or write, so the device featured “pictograms”.

      6 replies 32 retweets 55 likes
      CIA‏Verified account @CIA 9 Aug 2016

      #Elephant Counter pictograms represented: Troops Trucks Carts Bicycles Tanks Cannons Small artillery Missiles Donkeys & sometimes elephants!

      2:31 PM - 9 Aug 2016
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      • Martin Gonzalez 𝙻𝚎𝚝’𝚜 𝚍𝚘 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚑𝚘𝚌𝚔𝚎𝚢🏒👻 Faisal M. Shaikh HBFarahani Rivka Naama Weeks E BigTimeFootball® HLD NORBERTO HERNANDEZ
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        2. CIA‏Verified account @CIA 9 Aug 2016
          Replying to @CIA

          Alongside each pictogram was a knob that could be set to a number. Data could be transmitted to an airplane by activating a toggle switch.

          36 replies 43 retweets 117 likes
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        1. Baby Luna Sugar‏ @babylunasugar 9 Aug 2016
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          I don't understand that, but HOW DOES IT WORK??? What can I DO WITH IT???

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        1. Joshua B‏ @UamaAlakavee 9 Aug 2016
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          Wait. Why elephanta

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        1. Fabian Montero‏ @MonteroFabian1 26 Oct 2016
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          Buenas favor quiero hacer saber caso de estafa de benin- cotonou el nombre es jacob kouton y hubert nago posta 00229 tel +22961535377

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        1.  🇺🇸 Sarah Bentley  🇺🇸‏ @Deplorabelle 10 Aug 2016
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           🇺🇸 Sarah Bentley  🇺🇸 Retweeted  🇺🇸 Sarah Bentley  🇺🇸

          .@CIA So what's the machine say about this one?https://twitter.com/redvote2016/status/763516681499004928 …

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          .@wikileaks offers $20k reward for info on #DNC staffer murder he suggests was a source of his. #NeverHillary pic.twitter.com/zKEZAlOX6e
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        1. nstham‏ @nathamxu 10 Aug 2016
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          no dogs? Come on~

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        1. EVILANGEL‏ @EVILSANGELS 9 Aug 2016
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          WHAT ABOUT HILLARY'S AND BERNIE'S SUPPORTERS? IS THERE ANY LIBEROGRAM OR FOOLOGRAM TO SHOW HOW MANY OF THEM ARE LIVING IN USA ?

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        1. dimis mantas‏ @LusFerrer 9 Aug 2016
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          shits

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