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TIL that Heroin was sythesized, named, commercialized and marketed by Bayer, the pharmaceutical company.

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kJBD4 TIL that Herman Lamm is considered the father of modern bank robbery. He pioneered the concepts of casing a bank and developing escape routes before the robbery. Using a meticulous planning system called "The Lamm Technique", he conducted dozens of successful bank robberies.
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