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TIL that Bruce Springsteen’s “Born in the USA” is about the negative effects of the Vietam War on Americans, but is often misunderstood to be a patriotic or nationalistic anthem

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yQGKe TIL that President John F. Kennedy's younger sister, Rosemary Kennedy, was diagnosed as mentally deficient and forced to undergo a lobotomy. She was strapped to a table against her will and lobotomized, permanently incapacitating and institutionalizing her until her death in 2005.
6nlw TIL that Swedish astronaut Christer Fuglesang was not allowed to bring reindeer jerky with him on board a shuttle mission as it was “weird” for the Americans so soon before Christmas. He had to go with moose instead.
XbaD TIL the airplane which was featured in The Dark Knight Rises’ plane scene actually crashed with no survirors a year after the film was released
D1pAV TIL a 55 gallons of peppermint oil will flavor 5 million sticks of gum.
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