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TIL George Orwell loved a cup of tea so much he published a guide to making it and, when he was fighting fascists in Spain, he had Fortnum and Mason’s tea delivered to him.

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j6nVN TIL about Delhi's 14th Century Khalji Dynasty founded by a Mamluk vassal who wiped them out then was slain on his nephew Alauddin's orders, who beat the Mongols 6 times, persecuted peasants, and killed nephews with the last ruler who was a slave general lover of the previous sultan that he killed.
awoN TIL Alice Cooper led the movement to restore the dilapitated Hollywood sign, in the 1970’s. He then fully paid for the third “O” himself, dedicating it to Groucho Marx.
VB8Z TIL Pepsi sparked riots in the Philippines after it sponsored a million-peso contest and announced the wrong winning number, which resulted in 80,000 people thinking they’d won the jackpot. The backlash was so widespread that it united members of warring factions against Pepsi.
eOZk TIL Robert Moses (considered to be the “master builder” of mid-20th century NYC, Long Island, Rockland and Westchester County) was responsible for various NYC bridge constructions, Interstate 278, the Cross-Bronx Expressway, parkways and other highways, but never held a valid driver’s license.
R70mj TIL in 1936 a man was killed by a kangaroo. The kangaroo "broke the jaw" and inflicted "extensive head injuries" on the man, who was attacked after attempting to rescue his two dogs. It is the only documented case of a fatal kangaroo attack.