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TIL that Ursula K. Le Guin once rejected an offer from Hayao Miyazaki to adapt her Earthsea series for the screen, but changed her mind after watching Miyazaki's film My Neighbor Totoro

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5J8P TIL Alcohol was found to be the most harmful drug to society and the fourth most harmful drug to users
78gbr TIL Montaigne's father, a wealthy french noble, had his son live with a family of peasants until the age of 3 so he would learn their life conditions. He then had everyone speak latin to him so it was his first language and taught him greek though games and activities instead of studying books
WNDX TIL a man called “Arthur Gehrke” hibernated from november to april every year for 25 years.
Vorp TIL washoe the chimp (the first non-human taught sign language) became self-aware while staring into a mirror and then interacting with other chimps that she was not human
7remr Are hotel pools safe? Poop germs in treated water can still make you sick, a new CDC report says.