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TIL: Dwight Eisenhower smoked 4 packs a day, but quit cold turkey and never smoked again after being advised to quit. He attributed his success to developing a scornful attitude toward smokers who couldn’t quit, saying, “I nursed to the utmost my ability to sneer at them.”

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