Even the Biggest Harry Potter Fans Don’t Know These Magical Fun Facts

Avoiding Death

Though Sirius Black was the one to die in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, originally Rowling had written it to be Arthur Weasley’s death scene.

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The More You Know

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  • The average golf ball has 336 dimples.
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