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TIL that the most commonly used sentence in the Harry Potter book series was: “Nothing happened.”; for The Hunger Games series it was: “My name is Katniss Everdeen.”, and for the Twilight series it was: “I sighed.”

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rgjo TIL when Richard III’s remains were discovered, while the maternal DNA was matched to a known descendant of his sister, his paternal DNA did not match his (supposed) modern relatives.
6EjDl TIL that in 2012 the charity Kids Wish Network raised $18.6 million but only spent around one percent of this amount ($240,000) on granting childrens' wishes. The organisation had spent $110 million on solicitors over the prior decade.
Z8KBa TIL that Macs specific threats and malware outpaced Windows 2:1 for the first time ever I'm 2019
VMLx0 TIL the oldest D20 dice was uncovered in Egypt and dates back around 30 BC
yall TIL the tin man from The Wizard of oz was once a normal man. Until the Wicked Witch of the East enchanted his ax to cut off his body parts, which he replaced with tin parts. All except his heart