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  "path": "/2026/04/27/an-1875-coffin-for-little-joe-the-canary-who-saved-a-mine-crew.html",
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  "textContent": "This little wooden coffin was built for a dead canary by the coal miners whose lives the bird helped save. The bird was a piece of safety equipment to its employer, but somebody on the crew clearly thought of it as a friend — folk art from an unexpected place. — Read the rest \n\nThe post An 1875 coffin for Little Joe, the canary who saved a mine crew appeared first on Boing Boing.",
  "title": "An 1875 coffin for Little Joe, the canary who saved a mine crew"
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