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TIL that J.K. Rowling seriously considered killing Ron Weasley mid-series

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9eG7 TIL that the U.S. department of state ranks 70 world languages based on how difficult they are for an English speaker to learn. Among the easiest are French and Italian. Among the hardest are Arabic and Chinese.
6WDX TIL Shrimp are referred to as an abomination four times more than homosexuality in the bible
OGaVX TIL that peaceful protests are historically ten times more likely to lead to change than violent resistance
gbaW TIL that the English word “much” and the Spanish word “mucho” are not related at all, despite having similar definitions. “Much” comes from Proto-Germanic “mikilaz”, while “mucho” from Latin “multum”. Their similar appearance is a complete coincidence.
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