The nut "filbert" got its name from St. Philbert which is celebrated on August 22nd, which is also when the nut matures.

St. Patrick never really drove out any snakes from Ireland. This story was an analogy of how he drove paganism out of Ireland.

The least financially successful Harry Potter film made approximately $90 million more than the most successful Twilight movie.

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