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In 2007 a Swedish man was classified as disabled because he had "heavy metal addiction". He was allowed to get time off work to go to concerts. The term "heavy metal" was first used to describe a motorbike. Harry Potter In the original version of Harry Potter, the character Ron Weasley swore a lot but the publishers insisted that the bad language be removed. J. K. Rowling did not use her full name (Joanne) because her publishers were worried that boys would not read a book written by a woman. The books have been translated into 67 languages. J.K. Rowling was the first person to become a billionaire from writing books. Some parts of the books are based on Rowling's struggles with depression. Rowling used some names that she had read on headstones for her characters. J.K. Rowling first wrote some of the character names on a sick-bag while waiting on an aeroplane. She created Quidditch after a fight with her boyfriend. There is now a real version of the sport Quidditch based on the game described in the books. 300 children auditioned for the role of Harry Potter in the films but none of them were picked. Daniel Radcliffe was chosen after a chance meeting with a writer. Daniel Radcliffe wore 160 different pairs of glasses during the filming of the series. Chocolate The Nazis designed a chocolate bar which exploded when broken and planned to send it to British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. A thief once stole 28 million euros worth of jewels after using the gift of chocolate to win the trust of the guards. The scientific name for the tree that cacao, the main ingredient in chocolate, comes from translates as "the food of the gods". Around eight insect parts are found in an average bar of chocolate. The chocolate industry is worth 110 billion dollars per year. More chocolate is sold at Brussels airport than at any other building in the world. The recipe for chocolate chip cookies was sold to Nestle for a lifetime's supply of chocolate. A poison found in chocolate is likely to kill you, if you eat 40 bars of milk chocolate in a day. In the 1500s when a Spanish banned drinking chocolate in church somebody poisoned him. M and M's were created for the US army because they did not melt. In Belgium you can buy chocolate flavoured postage stamps. 62