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TIL the U.S. Army Once Kept $1 Billion Worth of LSD in a Maryland Office for Some Reason ... and Then It Disappeared

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NXPgQ TIL that the Portuguese man o’ war is named due to its resemblance to the caravel, a sailing ship also known as a Portuguese man o’ war.
RwdQ TIL all four daughters of Karl Marx were called Jenny.
Bnay TIL King Richard III, who died in battle over 500 years ago, was found buried under a parking lot in the city of Leiceter in 2012.
R544w TIL of George Pickering, who in 2014 held a team of doctors hostage to save the life of his son, declared brain dead after a stroke. He forced them at gunpoint to keep his son on life support during a 3 hour standoff with police, until he felt his son squeeze his hand.
oR5g7 TIL: In 1959 there Was a Nuclear Meltdown in Santa Susana, California, Studies Report Elevated Cancer Rates, Cleanup Efforts Have Failed, and Residents Are Still Fighting for Remediation