You may have noticed that Harry’s eyes in the films are blue, instead of the “bright green” that they are supposed to be in the books. This is because Radcliffe was extremely allergic to the contact lenses and Rowling accepted that, providing the actor who portrayed Lily had similar eyes to Radcliffe, they could omit this detail.

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Retired Finnish defender and long-time stalwart in top-flight English football Jari Litmanen holds a very unique distinction: he is the only footballer to have played international football in four different decades.