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TIL Medical Errors Are No. 3 Cause Of U.S Deaths

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oRkMo TIL that the last US soldier, Master Sgt. Max Beilke, to leave Vietnam was killed in the 9/11 Attacks when American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon.
YpNVA TIL that a 9 year old Minnesota boy was misdirected by a volunteer and ended up winning a 10K he didn't intend to run.
kJ0Bg TIL John Lloyd Wright, son of Frank Lloyd Wright, invented Lincoln Logs.
6EkW TIL that “Finnegans Wake”, a book by James Joyce, is widely considered to be one of the most difficult works of fiction to read. Readers and commentators have yet to come to a unanimous agreement on who the characters are or what the plot is.
kJB0d TIL that Brad Whitford, rhythm guitarist for the hard rock band Aerosmith, was forced to miss the first month of the band's 2009 summer tour due to surgery. Whitford suffered internal bleeding after banging his head while getting out of his Ferrari.