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TIL J.K. Rowling told Alan Rickman (Severus Snape) secrets about his character and the final books, before they were written, so he could better develop his character.

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1aJnr TIL Napoleon Dynamite was a pseudonym used by singer-songwriter Elvis Costello in the 80s
X0XBP TIL about boredom room, an employee exit management strategy whereby employees are transferred to another department where they are assigned meaningless work until they become disheartened and resign. This strategy is commonly used in countries that have strong labor laws, such as France and Japan.
W7NJY TIL that 12 players in the NL and AL of major leagues have hit .400 since 1900, and that Ted Williams was (just) the last of them. If you expand to Negro Leagues it's 27 players since 1900, and 42 since 1876.
gMlWA TIL Ocean Spray Cranberry Cocktail comes from cooperatively owned cranberry farms where 100% of product profits are returned to farmers.
w4g6 TIL that once it was clear that Constantinople would fall to the Turks, Constantine XI, the last Byzantine emperor, tore of his imperial ornaments and led his soldiers on one last final charge against the invading Turks.