Dumbledore of the Harry Potter series was outed as gay by author JK Rowling

Harry Potter author JK Rowling, admitted that Dumbledore is gay. He was in love with a wizard named Grindelwald whom he later defeated in a duel.

"I had always seen Dumbledore as gay, but in a sense that's not a big deal. The book wasn't about Dumbledore being gay. It was just that from the outset obviously I knew that he had this big, hidden secret and that he flirted with the idea of exactly what Voldemort goes on to do, he flirted with the idea of racial domination, that he was going to subjugate Muggles. So that was Dumbledore's big secret.

He's an innately good man, what would make him do that? I didn't even think it through that way, it just seemed to come to me, I thought, 'I know why he did it. He fell in love.' And whether they physically consummated this infatuation or not is not the issue. The issue is love. It's not about sex. So that's what I knew about Dumbledore. And it's relevant only in so much as he fell in love and was made an utter fool of by love. He lost his moral compass completely when he fell in love and I think subsequently became very mistrusting of his own judgement in those matters so became quite asexual. He led a celibate and a bookish life."
J.K. Rowling, in a March 9, 2008 interview

A rooster lived for over a year without a head!

In 1945, a rooster by the name of Mike lived 18 months without a head.

More info: A farmer tried to use him as chicken dinner, but after the beheading, the rooster was still alive. In the 18 months that Mike lived as 'The Headless Wonder Chicken' he grew from a mere 2 1/2 lbs. to nearly 8 lbs. He consequently became famous but eventually died via choking. They fed Mike by inserting an eyedropper of grain and water into his open esophagus.

Ever heard of a Cryovolcano? It's a volcano that shoots out ICE rather than lava.

Cryovolcanoes only exist in outer space. They can be found on icy moons.
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Boys who have unusual first names are more likely to have mental problems than boys with conventional names. Girls don't seem to have this problem.

Boys who have unusual first names are more likely to have mental problems than boys with conventional names. Girls don't seem to have this problem.

Seth McFarlane, the creator of Family Guy, was supposed to be on one of the planes on 9/11.

Seth McFarlane, the creator of Family Guy, was supposed to be on one of the planes on 9/11.

On 9/11, MacFarlane was scheduled to return to LA on AA Flight 11 from Boston. Suffering from a hangover from the previous night's celebrations, and with an incorrect departure time from his travel agent, he arrived at the airport sometime around 7:30 and was unable to board the flight as the gates had been closed. 15 minutes after departure the flight was hijacked, and at 8:46 a.m. was flown into the North Tower of the World Trade Center.
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