Today I learned on Nostr: TIL that Henry Knox, namesake of Fort Knox where much of the US’ gold reserves are ...

TIL that Henry Knox, namesake of Fort Knox where much of the US’ gold reserves are stored, ran a number of failed business ventures and accumulated large amounts of debt. When he died after swallowing a chicken bone, he left an estate that was bankrupt.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Knox
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