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TIL Daniel Radcliffe earned £1 million for the 1st Harry Potter film and around £15 million for the 6th

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W74Y4 Today I learned that in ancient Egypt there were structures now called Nileometers used to monitor flood potential of the Nile. They did this to predict harvest quality, flood danger, and to keep an eye on water clarity.
E18ZW TIL William the Conqueror’s body exploded at his funeral. He’d died due to an intestinal infection from his horse rearing and throwing him against his saddle pommel. At his funeral, as his too large body was being forced into a too small coffin, his abdomen burst. Mourners ran to escape the stench.
E18Ld TIL of the Rhinoceros Party, a political party in Canada planning to make "Sorry" the new official motto of Canada and who wants to rise up the number of green cars by forcing manufacturers to build more cars in different shades of green.
4gYb TIL Russell Crowe was born in New Zealand not Australia. However, despite living most of his life in Australia, identifying as Australian, and appearing on Australian stamps, he was refused Australian citizenship in 2006 and 2013.
neBlY TIL that the Keep Calm and Carry On posters were rarely used in WW2. The phrase only came to popular attention after a poster was found in a book shop in 2000 and put on display.