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TIL ruminant red meat and dairy have naturally occurring trans fats, most (70-80%) of which are 18:1 isomers that are harmful to human health.

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v1Ar7 TIL Before Houdini died, he and his wife agreed that if Houdini found it possible to communicate after death, he would communicate the message "Rosabelle believe", a secret code which they agreed to use. Rosabelle was their favorite song.
XEd1Q TIL that Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam was smoking so much pot that he installed a fireman's pole in his home so he can get to his studio faster so he doesn't forget ideas for songs/lyrics he's creating.
xVZg0 TIL about drummer Jim Gordon; once one of the most sought-after session musicians in the recording industry as well as a member of Derek & the Dominoes, he is currently incarcerated at the California Medical Facility after having murdered his 72-year-old mother in 1983.
N7lXQ TIL the wood frog survives winter by producing an anti-freeze in it's blood from a combination of urine and glucose, allowing it to be 2/3rds frozen, re-animating after it thaws out months later.
mxw9o TIL Yellow-bellied sea snakes drink rainwater that gathers on the ocean surface during heavy rainfalls