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TIL an unauthorized Harry Potter sequel was sold in China consisting of “The Hobbit” with the names changed to Harry Potter characters

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1Aor TIL that the “Festivus” holiday was actually invented in the 1960s, not by Seinfeld; Seinfeld only served to popularize it
oBnXA TIL After the assassination of Julius Caesar a large comet hit the Earths atmosphere, it was seen in Rome and China, and may have been brightest daylight comet in recorded history, it led to Caesar being Deified, an Imperial Cult, and the building of the ‘Temple of the Comet Star’.
GgYj TIL New York has been hit by 84 hurricanes since the 17th century. 1938 was the strongest.
Ao4g TIL that the song “Mah Na Mah Na”, which was popularized in part by the Muppets, originally debuted in an Italian pseudo-documentary about sexual activity in Sweden and was titled “Hooray for the Swedish Sauna”.
9xBp TIL that the Russian Empire expanded at a rate of 55 square miles a day, for nearly 400 years