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TIL neither Maryland nor Virginia are named after the Virgin Mary. Maryland is named after Henrietta Maria, the Queen Consort of Charles I, while Virginia is named after Elizabeth I, the Virgin Queen.

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mx1nR TIL that when Charles Manson was a child, his mom sold him for a pitcher of beer to a woman who wanted to have children.
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