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How this drawing of a salamander helped change American politics forever

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Over 200 years ago, Governor Elbridge Gerry of Massachusetts signed a bill that allowed for the redrawing of electoral district lines. Today, the practice is known as "gerrymandering," and a certain salamander had a lot to do with its name.

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