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TIL someone secretly built a subway under Broadway, NYC

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l7J11 TIL that local restaurant owner Jackie Bevins shot her mobster husband while he was on the can and was found not guilty of murder due to Battered Woman Syndrome
O0WX TIL Coke was originally marketed as a cure to many ailments including low sexual libido.The creator of Coke,John Pemberton was forced to take the alcohol out of his original coke wine formula due to prohibition laws,but he first touted that version as “a most wonderful invigorator of sexual organs.”
N7r1M TIL When his eight years as President of the United States ended on January 20, 1953, private citizen Harry Truman took the train home to Independence, Missouri, mingling with other passengers along the way. He had no secret service protection. His only income was an Army pension.
e0vQ6 TIL Papau New Guinea has the highest rates of oral cancer in the world, due in large part to a large portion of the population chewing betel nut as a stimulant
vd6R TIL you can actually donate your voice to help people with speech impairments so they can select a vocal identity of their own