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TIL Mario Puzo, in addition to being the author of 'The Godfather' and co-authoring all three Godfather screenplays with Francis Ford Coppola, also wrote the screenplays for the disaster film 'Earthquake' as well as the original 'Superman' and 'Superman II' movies.

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VMWrZ TIL there is a sexual orientation called "objectum sexuality" (OS) where individuals experience emotional, romantic, and/or sexual feelings towards inanimate objects. OS individuals also possess significantly higher rates of diagnosed autism and synaesthesia
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