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Latin Chart Toppers
- Three top 50 UK chart songs were sung entirely in Latin.
- Two were by Andrew Lloyd Webber (Evita and Requiem), and one by Steeleye Span.
Latin Scoop
- Journalist Giovanna Chirri broke the story of Pope Benedict XVI's resignation.
- She understood his Latin announcement, giving her a scoop.
Ancient Harry Potter
- J.K. Rowling's "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" was translated into Latin and Ancient Greek.
- The Ancient Greek version is the longest text produced in that language since 3 AD.