The four vultures in The Jungle Book were supposed to be voiced by The Beatles, but they had to pull out of the project

Every time Aladdin lies while in costume his feather falls into his face

Hogwarts only accepts students from Britain

(We must assume that Seamus is from Northern Ireland, and the many students of ethnic backgrounds were born here, I guess)

One of the last things Walt Disney said was: “Fancy being remembered around the world for the invention of a mouse”

Hey, I’ve just moved house and we’re not going to have reliable internet until the 17th, so I may not be able to post again til then. Please keep following :)

Discworld author Sir Terry Pratchett has repeatedly been asked if he copied the idea of Hogwarts for his Unseen University. The UU was invented over ten years before Hogwarts

Walpurgis Night is an ancient holiday on April 30th, exactly six months from Halloween. It ushers in the growing Springtime and is a night where spirits and witches roam free

During the Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets film a portrait of Gandalf the Grey can be seen in Professor Dumbledore’s office

In the fourth Harry Potter book, a girl called Natalie McDonald is sorted into Gryffindor. She was a Canadian girl who was dying of leukaemia and wrote to JK Rowling asking what would happen in the next book, as she didn’t think she would live to read it. Sadly she died before the answer arrived.

For any followers living in England, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast is just starting on Channel 5 :D