Little known fact: CANOLA oil didn't exist not that long ago. CANOLA (Derived from Canada Oil) is a form of rapeseed that is low in a certain acid that was engineered to get rid of the off taste so it could be used as a foodstuff. Canola was only invented in the early 1970s, so prior to that it was not widely used as a foodstuff. It was attempted to put rapeseed on the market as a food ingredient in the late 1950s, but in its form at the time it was fairly unpalatable.
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It sure seemed like the acid was a bigger problem but while doing my quick bit of research to make sure I wasn't talking out my ass I couldn't find that exact fact. But it's definitely overall a thing humans didn't eat for most of history.