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Here are a few fun facts about Edinburgh:
➖ The city name is pronounced Ed-in-bo-ra (not Ed-in-berg).
➖ It hosts the largest arts festival in the world (each August).
➖ A majority of the Harry Potter books were written here (same for the movie filming).
➖ Over 75% of the city center buildings are historically listed (World Heritage Site).
➖ It has more trees per head of population than any other city in the UK (112 parks).
➖ The Encyclopedia Britannica was first produced here (exceptionally literate population).
➖ Alexander Graham Bell and Robert Louis Stephenson were born here (and Dolly the Sheep).
➖ A Unicorn is the official national animal of Scotland (seriously).