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TIL: Claims that red wine can help prevent heart disease are inconclusive at best, and at worst may lead people to drink more alcohol in pursuit of the health "benefits".

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Y7MkB TIL that snakes can save us from Earthquakes!
9wQ96 TIL Billy Joel wrote Big Shot about Bianca Jagger as he imagined her through Mick Jagger's eyes
nLAG TIL Chewing gum for 10 minutes removes almost as much bacteria as flossing.
WkPmN TIL that George S. Patton, before being temporarily appointed to the General Staff Corps in Boston, saved several children from drowning in August of 1923 when they fell off a yacht during a boating trip off Salem, MA. He was awarded the Silver Lifesaving Medal for this action.
yQVOV TIL in 2012, former EA Chief Operating Officer Peter Moore predicted that within 5-10 years all games will have transitioned to the microtransaction model.