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TIL that an unauthorized sequel to the Harry Potter books was sold in China. The book consisted of “The Hobbit”, but with the names changed to Harry Potter characters

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LQVvm TIL about the Gardner museum heist, the biggest art theft in history, still unsolved and with a $10 million dollar reward for information leading to arrests and recovery of the stolen art.
P1VVZ TIL in 2020 a man in Como, Italy stepped outside to cool off after fighting with his wife and ended up walking 450km. His walk eventually ended a week later when he was stopped in Fano and fined €400 for breaking the curfew. His wife, who had reported him missing, travelled to Fano to collect him.
E1o07 TIL there is no meaning behind Bosnia's national flag. Due to the war in the 90's, every attempt to unite the country under one flag was rejected by all ethnic groups. The UN created a flag that could not be linked to Bosnia's past in any way.
OoQxe TIL about corriearklet, the word describing the moment at which two people, approaching from opposite ends of a long passageway, recognize each other and immediately pretend they haven’t, to avoid the embarrassment of having to continue recognizing each other the whole length of the corridor.
9w41Q TIL that the English Premier League doesn't consist of the same teams from year to year, barring an expansion franchise. Instead, the three worst teams of the 20 are relegated to the lower league, the "Championship", and the top three winners in that league move to the Premier.