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TIL that a study from the University of Connecticut found that cholesterol in egg yolks does not raise the LDL cholesterol particles that are associated with the development of cardiovascular disease.

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MwBB TIL that the entirety of the world’s population(6.7 billion in 2011) would be able to fit into a city the size of Texas if the population density was the same as New York.
wO7M TIL Jim Cummings, The voice actor for Winnie the pooh, calls sick kids in hospitals and talks to them in character.
EgKpp TIL that almost all of Louis XIV's body was destroyed during the French Revolution. However, a piece of his mummified heart was kept by the Archbishop of York, who showed it to the Dean of Westminster, who ate it.
xVolw TIL the world's oldest living clam, "Ming the clam", was accidentally killed when scientists tried to figure out how old it was. Upon inspection they found it was 507 years old, 100 years older than previously speculated.
yZwl TIL that certain bears in Russia have become addicted to sniffing Jet Fuel out of discarded barrels. Going as far as stalking helicopters for the drops of fuel they leave behind.