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TIL the boy whose exorcism inspired "The Exorcist" later became a NASA engineer, where his contributions significantly supported the Apollo missions during the 1960s.

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Z8vNB TIL Sigmund Freud, who has such profound affect on finding the cause and cure of mental illness, was addicted to cocaine and died because of smoking
NXgB6 TIL cigarette smoking decreases women's risk of developing endometrial cancer by 18-29%
VMdMk TIL Hitler named his personal armoured train 'Amerika' (America) until 1943 when it's name was changed to Brandenburg.
ne1YW TIL Cincinnati has 2 miles of incomplete subway tunnels that have been abandoned, yet in decent shape, for almost 100 years.
jNJlv TIL of Ralph Lazo, a 17-year old American student of Mexican and Irish descent, who voluntarily relocated to a World War II Japanese American internment camp, to provide moral support and share in his friends’ struggle; he would spend three years living there