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People saw sparks in the sky.

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Joseph Siffrein Duplessis - Benjamin Franklin - Google Art Project.jpg
They saw fish that give shocks.
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Malapterurus electricus 1.jpg
Some rocks can pull on iron. Long ago, we did not know why. Now we know how it works. It is like magic! Can you find a magnet?

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