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TIL honing steels don’t sharpen knives, they serve as an alignment tool to push bent blades back into a straight position

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JYw18 TIL that Cadbury creme eggs are just filled with melted fondant...
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1alMd TIL from 1957 Christopher Lee was known for roles in horror films, playing Dracula many times, Frankenstein's monster, and the Mummy. Lee tired of playing Dracula but felt obliged to continue as the films were sold on his participation - people would be out of work if the films weren't made
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