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TIL the father of Stephen Paddock, the deadliest mass shooter in US history, was a bank robber who was on the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list from 1969 to 1977.

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VBAgG TIL: Glaciers and Volcanism have an inverse relationship. Throughout the volcanic record, eruptions dropped significantly as the planet cooled and ice expanded. Inversely, as our glaciers melt and erode the land beneath them, humans should expect to see more volcanic activity across the planet.
5YYVR TIL that in 1966, when asked by a Senate subcommittee member about the dangers of LSD, Timothy Leary stated: “Sir, the motor car is dangerous if used improperly…Human stupidity and ignorance is the only danger human beings face in this world.” The Senator he was replying to was Ted Kennedy.
b9Lm4 TIL of Anthony de Lucy, 3rd Baron Lucy. De Lucy was an English knight and crusader who died on campaign in the year 1368. In 1981 De Lucy's extremely well preserved remains were found in a crypt beneath the ruins of St. Bees Abbey in Lincolnshire, England, which had since become a car park.
xlZ5 TIL Watson and Crick, famous for discovering the DNA double helix model, essentially stole their information from female scientist Rosalind Franklin.
LQbop TIL the Federal Reserve had extremely large denomination bills only useable internally. They were not legal tender and citizens couldn’t own them