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TIL that all lakes in the state of Maryland are man-made

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xQ77 TIL that in 1932, 15,000 World War I veterans set up camp throughout Washington DC to force Congress to immediately pay their bonus. They were forcibly removed by tanks and cavalry.
d8ZvK TIL that the movie Apocalypse Now has the most movie mistakes of all time, as documented by viewers (558 mistakes). Followed by The Birds (546 mistakes) and Wizard of Oz (423 mistakes). The single "Best Mistake" was from Star Wars (1977) where a storm trooper hits his head on a door frame.
6Evem TIL when it snowed for the first recorded time in Miami in 1977 a meteorologist initially thought it was a coke-drop that had gone wrong, until realizing that the flakes were snow.
KOaw TIL that during a siege in 1857, a mysterious Scottish soldier watched one his comrades get shot, and announced that he had joined the regiment simply to see that man die. He then ran into a breach singing Bible verses and trying unsuccessfully to get himself killed.
b6Mn4 TIL Until the middle of the 20th century, cats tasked with rodent control aboard ships were issued passports, uniquely signed with the imprint of their own paws.