Whenever a movie or book hits it big, you can be certain a wave of branded merchandise will soon follow. If posters, t-shirts, and games aren’t your thing, here are four fun drinks inspired by popular movies and shows. Bottoms up!

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Forget Harry Potter! These days, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air is all the rage among inmates at Guantanamo Bay. According to a report in The Miami Herald, the Fresh Prince has overtaken the beloved boy wizard as a popular means of entertainment.

“I just ordered all six seasons,” a Guantanamo librarian told the paper. “They're over that (Harry Potter); it’s been more than a year.”

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Happy birthday J.K. Rowling and Harry Potter! Today, Rowling celebrates her 47^th birthday, while her beloved fictional character, Harry Potter, turns 32. Where does the time go?

J.K. Rowling

J.K. Rowling was born in Yate, Gloucestershire, England on July 31, 1965. She was a bright and curious child, and began penning fantasy stories at a young age. In fact, Rowling loosely based the character of Hermione on herself, saying “she's a caricature of me when I was eleven, which I'm not particularly proud of.”

Rowling’s adult years were a bit rocky at first - her mother died, she and her husband divorced, and she found herself an unemployed mother on government assistance. However, Rowling refused to give up on her writing and finished Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in 1995.

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More book news from J.K. Rowling. The author recently announced that she has started working on a Harry Potter encyclopedia that will address some of the series’ unanswered questions. Rowling broke the news while answering an inquiry on the FAQ section of her website.

"For a long time I have been promising an encyclopedia of Harry's world, and I have started work on this now — some of it forms the new content in Pottermore,” Rowling writes. “It is likely to be a time-consuming job, but when finished I shall donate all royalties to charity."

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In February, publisher Little, Brown announced that J.K. Rowling, the author behind the phenomenally popular Harry Potter series, is penning a novel for adults. Now, word comes that book will be called The Casual Vacancy and that it’s set to hit shelves September 27.

“Blackly comic, thought-provoking, and constantly surprising, The Casual Vacancy is J.K. Rowling’s first novel for adults,” Little, Brown announced in a statement. 

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Author J.K. Rowling has landed a new book deal, only this novel will be for grownups. The author announced an agreement with publisher Little, Brown on Thursday and said she is eager to begin the next phase of her writing career.

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