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

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1mKd TIL even when taking dinosaurs into account, the modern day blue whale is the largest animal to ever live.
VOm0 TIL that Iceland’s electricity is produced entirely from renewable energy sources (hydroelectric 70% and geothermal 30%)
8lOb TIL the difference between a “gift” and a “present” is that a present must be “presented.”
B5LW TIL that in 1963, JFK went on a western conservation tour to promote the environment
x6JXk TIL Yiannis Kouros won the 1988 Westfield Sydney to Melbourne Ultramarathon (537 mi, 864 km) even though he started 12 hours behind the rest of the field after the organizers of the race challenged him to do so. In total, he won 5 of the 9 times the event was held.