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TIL that the “French Paradox” is the term that describes the low incidence of heart disease in France despite a diet high in fat and alcohol, which has led to research into possible protective factors such as red wine consumption.

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4kEGX TIL: There’s a theory that the serpent mated with Eve in the Garden. And that’s how Cain was conceived
rNy6o TIL the 1971 film "Wake In Fright" follows a man stranded in an isolated outback town whose residents are consumed by binge drinking and gambling. During the film's early screening in Sydney, an offended viewer shouted, "That's not us!" One of the actors yelled back "Sit down, mate. It is us."
vmgD TIL, Comedian Lisa Lampanelli once pledged to donate $1,000 to gay charity in the name of the Waterboro Baptist Church of each of its members that showed up to protest her show. She ended up donating $50,000.
69bb8 TIL about foxfire, the bioluminescent glow from fungus in decaying trees. It is also called fairy fire.
dDy7B TIL William Thomas Turner, the captain of the RMS Lusitania when it was sunk by a U-Boat in 1915, was also captain of the troopship SS Ivernia when it was sunk by a U-Boat in 1916. His son, Percy Wilfred Turner, was killed in 1941 when his ship, the Jedmoor, was sunk by a U-Boat.