On this day in 1886 King Ludwig II of Bavaria, the builder of the fairy tale castle Neuschwanstein, was found dead in waist deep water. The mysterious death of the "mad king" has never been solved. His beautiful castle, that took 17 years to construct but was his residence for only 172 days, is visited by 1.6 million tourists a year, and was nearly selected as one of the new 7 wonders of the world.
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