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Did you know that Professor Dumbledore speaks multiple magical languages, including Parseltongue, Mermish, and Gobbledegook?

The earliest dictionaries were written on tablets around 2300 BC. They were bilingual dictionaries written in Sumerian-Akkadian.

Peter Pan had a love interest before Wendy. Her name was Maimie Mannering, a lost girl he met in Kensington Gardens.

Did you know that Lennie Small from "Of Mice and Men" is based on a real person who was in an asylum in California?

Did you know that Winnie the Pooh bear shares the same birthday with Queen Elizabeth II?

In 2009, eBooks only accounted for 2% of the book sales market. By 2012, that number jumped to 23%

Did you know that #MadHatterDay is celebrated on October 6th every year and started way back in 1988?

Did you know the authors of Beautiful Creatures enjoyed drinking refreshing cans of Diet Coke while working on their masterpiece?

Fifty Shades of Grey is the fastest selling paperback of all time, even beating the Harry Potter series.

Call the Midwife was written in response to an article about under-represented midwives in literature.

Did you know that the Romanian word "Dracula" translates to "dragon" and "devil"?

The Hunger Games was named "Best Book of the Year" in 2008 by Publishers Weekly.