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TIL that Harry Potter books were translated from British to American English.

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kJlKg TIL Johnny Depp cut off the tip of his own finger.
b9daN TIL the famous video of Sammy the rally driver being berated by his co-driver led to the author of the edited video being jailed for cybercrime.
4Bwa TIL Simon, the world’s first smartphone, was released by IBM in 1994. It cost $899, loaded new apps via external memory cards, and could last sixty minutes before requiring a recharge. IBM sold 50,000 units.
p8MVN TIL: More than 2 million Americans still pay for an AOL dial-up subscription.
W0RX TIL that PETA once called for the practice of Indy 500 winners drinking milk to be banned, as it was cruel to calves as well as racist due to African-Americans having an enzyme which made milk difficult to digest