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TIL Refried beans are only fried once

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X0M7E TIL of the Petticoat Affair, where the wives of POTUS Andrew Jackson's Cabinet conspired to socially ostracise the War Secretary's wife due to a controversy around her marriage. This rattled and led to the resignation of the entire cabinet.
g48L TIL: “Teardrop” by Massive Attack was chosen to be the opening sequence of House because the song roughly mimics the sound of a beating human heart.
4kXbN TIL in 2017, a Pittsburgh restaurant hosted an event with French-Canadian chefs serving horse tartare. The event sparked public outrage, USDA investigation, and a petition to ban horse meat in Pennsylvania. Horse meat is a delicacy and staple throughout much of French-Canada, Europe, and Asia.
9wJAB TIL that just thinking about a location activates mental maps in the brain
QJL5d TIL that Patrick Stewart hated having pet fish in Picard's ready room on TNG, considering it an affront to a show that valued the dignity of different species