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TIL refried beans are only fried once. The misconception comes from a poor translation of “frijoles refritos” which means “well fried beans”

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logY7 TIL that Kurt Vonnegut's grave is in a secret location.
Eayw TIL in 2013, an HGTV viewer (and nurse) wrote in and said she spotted a lump in the neck of a show host and she was concerned about it. It was later discovered to be thyroid cancer. He credits her with saving his life.
8a7KP TIL 76 years ago yesterday, Dutch partisan Willem Arondeus was executed for bombing a public records office in Amsterdam, in an effort to prevent Nazi identification of local Jews. His last words were "Let it be known that homosexuals are not cowards!"
PmxJ TIL that the song “Lisztomania” by Phoenix refers to a term coined for Franz Liszt, an early 19th century composer whose female fan base was known to go absolutely hysterical during his performances; screaming, fainting and fighting over Franz’s discarded articles of clothing and garbage.
698xm TIL acacia trees are flat-topped so that their lowest leaves are at the height of the tallest herbivores. They're also covered in thorns, have organs for housing/feeding vicious ants, release inedible compounds into their leaves when eaten, and use ethylene gas to warn nearby trees of danger