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TIL the living author that has the most film adaptions is Stephen King with 34 theatrically released films based on his works

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0dE0y Today I learned Dana Carvey underwent heart bypass surgery for a blocked coronary artery, but the surgeon operated on the wrong artery. Eventually he won a lawsuit against the hospital and won 7.5 million dollars, all of which was donated to charity.
wLWaP TIL The European colonization of America caused a minor cooling of the world due to the decimation of the native population. An estimated 55 million native Americans died due to disease, famine and direct violence.
xVlxk TIL our Sun orbits around the galaxy's center with a period of approx. 200 million years. We were last at our relative position in the galaxy around the time of the dinosaurs. In the entirety of modern man's existence, we have completed 0.1% of a circuit.
WkWZY TIL that after the holidays, there is a spike of pets being returned to animals shelters due to them being gifted with little thought to the long term responsibilities of pet ownership.
P89g TIL Peruvians consume an estimated 65 million guinea pigs each year