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TIL A fan researched all the foods mentioned in Harry Potter and wrote "The Unofficial Harry Potter Cookbook" with over 150 recipes, featuring traditional British fare such as Yorkshire Pudding, Steak and Kidney Pudding, and Treacle Tarts

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9xrG TIL During WWI, starving wolves amassed in such great numbers that Germans and Russians had a temporary cease fire to fight off the wolf attacks
0BvM TIL A hitchhiking robot that relied on the kindness of strangers to travel the world was found with its head and arms ripped off, just two weeks into its first American tour.
QDva TIL The last king of Greece, Constantine II, won Greece’s first Olympic gold medal since 1912 in the 1960 Summer Olympics. He also lived in exile for 40 years.
W7xG4 TIL that in 2008, the city of Chicago sold the rights to collect revenue from its 36,000 parking meters to a foreign-owned company based in the U.A.E, receiving a one-time lump sum of $1.2 billion against a 75 year lease. These parking meters generate about $200 million in revenue annually.
OWXL TIL “Meals on Wheels People,” a Portland, Ore.-based service and one of the largest in the country, says it costs $2,500 annually to provide daily meals to a homebound senior, while cost of institutional care for a year in Oregon is around $60,000. Cost for one day in the hospital is around $2,271.