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2012: Harry Potter Ends

Harry Potter charmed the hearts of children everywhere since the late 90s, and when the final film was released — Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 — the phenomenon came to an emotional close. Of course, the Potter universe still lives on now through the popular Broadway play The Cursed Child and the continuing Fantastic Beasts franchise. JK Rowling also has a popular Twitter feed where she frequently discusses Potter lore.

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The More You Know

  • The tongue is the only muscle in the body attached from one end.
  • A cow-bison hybrid is called a "beefalo."
  • The Nobel Committee declined to award the Nobel Peace Prize in 1948 because "there was no suitable living candidate." This was meant as tribute to Mahatma Gandhi, who was assassinated earlier that year without receiving the Prize.
  • Yosemite means "those who kill."
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