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TIL the Harry Potter series is the best-selling book series of all-time with 600 million copies sold globally between the seven books.

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GYdl5 TIL that fruit punch was invented as an alternative to beer by men working for the British East India Company. This is because the beer on their ships went bad when they reached the Indian Ocean. They ended up using rum, fruit, and spices available in their new location to create punch.
kEv7 TIL that Norway invests 60% of its oil fund of $855 billion in equity in non-Norwegian companies like Apple, Activision Blizzard and CBS Corporation
LmvP TIL that Chris Rock faced heat for dropping a truth bomb about Christmas “Now, I don’t know Jesus, but from what I’ve read, Jesus is the least materialistic person to ever roam the Earth. And we turned his birthday into one of the most materialistic day of the year.”
BW6k TIL - Red Light Camera Intersection Purposefully Have The Yellow Light Shortened (3s ‘normal’ -> 2.5s or less) to Increase Violations (Article Example from CA - Other States Have Similar Abuses)
oBgYY TIL: The horror-comedy movie Scream was based on the real-life case of the Gainesville Ripper