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• [Fiction fact 1]  A Niffler is a small treasure hunter that looks like a cross between a mole and a platypus and has a penchant for shiny things. In the Fantastic Beasts movie, it’s Newt’s Niffler that sets the story in motion. When the creature escapes from Newt’s briefcase, he goes on a stealing spree, and Scamander recruits the non-magical Jacob Kowalski to help him catch it.

  Animals, Fiction source

• [Fiction fact 2]  In Arthurian legend, the Questing Beast was a creature with the head of a serpent, body of a leopard, haunches of a lion, and feet of a deer. It may have inspired by third-hand descriptions of giraffes from merchants.

  Fiction, Misc source

• [Fiction fact 3]  The daughter of J.R.R. Tolkien believes that the description of the Dead Marshes (in Lord Of The Rings) is based on the author's experiences during the First World War.

  Books, Fiction source

• [Fiction fact 4]  Witches in parts of medieval Europe were weighed. A witch had to be almost weightless to fly on a broom. Nobody was found guilty of witchcraft at the weigh house in Oudewater.

  Fiction, History source

• [Fiction fact 5]  Rapper Busta Rhymes voiced Reptar from Rugrats.

  Fiction source

• [Fiction fact 6]  When Dumbledore's Army first meets at the Hog's Head Inn in Order of the Phoenix, there is a bartender accompanied by a goat, played by Jim McManus, and credited as "Barman." This character is later identified as Aberforth Dumbledore, the Professor's younger brother. This character returns in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011), and is played by Ciarán Hinds.

  Books, Fiction, Movies source

• [Fiction fact 7]  The actress who plays the prostitute Shae, Sibel Kekilli, got her start as a porn star. Her name then was Dilara.

  Books, Fiction source

• [Fiction fact 8]  In Japanese mythology, the Unicorn is a fierce creature who is able to root out criminals and instantly punish them by piercing them through the heart with its horn.

  Countries, Fiction source

• [Fiction fact 9]  Ygritte is actually supposed to be unconventional-looking in the books. She has crooked teeth, a pug nose, and wide-set eyes. She still snags Jon Snow, who is drawn to her physical appearance.

  Books, Fiction source

• [Fiction fact 10]  Draco Malfoy’s wife, Astoria, was of delicate health and it was a miracle she conceived their son, Scorpius. This led to rumors that somehow Astoria had gotten a time-turner and went back to conceive a child with the Dark Lord Voldemort himself.

  Fiction, Relationship source

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