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TIL George Orwell worked writing propaganda during World War II, and the experience helped shape his novel 1984

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6EevX TIL that dolphins deliberately use toxic pufferfish to get high
b9EYN TIL Bald eagle nests can be 13 feet deep, and 8 feet wide, and can weigh more than 1 ton.
ADrPl TIL of Alice Blunden, a woman who was so knocked out after having ingesting a large amount of poppy tea that a doctor pronounced her dead. She was quickly buried, but exhumed when people could hear her voice from the grave. She was so close to death, she was once again accidentally buried alive.
kOKK5 TIL that there is a town in Pennsylvania called King of Prussia which is named after a tavern which is named after King Frederick the Great of Prussia.
8e9WG TIL about tigers may retaliate against those who have wronged them. They are known for their vengeful behavior.