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TIL George Orwell's had a private marmelade recipe that he included in an essay on British food. The essay was rejected as inappropriate with Britain rationing food - but the editor still made sure to point out his recipes included too much water and sugar, even scribbling "Bad recipe!" on the draft

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P1a5g TIL of a spider that presents from behind a tough, flat, circular shield resembling the cover of a manhole. The ravine trapdoor spider is the common name of a rare, oddly shaped North American spider. This spider looks as though the end of its abdomen, rear segment of the body, had been sliced off.
LPmZ TIL That China only allows 34 non-Chinese films a year to be shown in their theatres
R7WW8 TIL that Sean Connery was targeted by a gang in Edinburgh in the 1950s. 6 gang members followed him up to a 15-foot high balcony. He singlehandedly beat them up. He grabbed one by the throat and another by the biceps and cracked their heads together. After, they treated him with great respect.
1K84 TIL That a German U Boat U-215, sunk in 1942, is presumed to still be airtight with the remains of 49 German sailors entombed within
e0Mpn TIL: the Red-necked wallaby, found in eastern Australia & Tasmania, eats roots & leaves & also likes weed