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TIL the Harry Potter books sold roughly the same as the movies at $7.7 billion USD

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KYyWJ TIL that contrary to popular belief, the Great Wall of China is not actually visible from space with the naked eye.
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9wNMr TIL President Harding literally saved the U. S. Constitution which was deteriorating improperly stored at the State Dept. He had it preserved in a glass case.