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Today I learned that a) the author of the sci-fi novel “Planet of the Apes” [1], Pierre Boyle [2], was French and not from the US as I thought (which shows how internal biases work, many times without you knowing it); and b) that he was also the author of the book “The Bridge over the River Kwai” [3], that was adapted into the movie of the same name… and whose music [4] you now have in your head 😉

[1]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Boulle
[2]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planet_of_the_Apes_(novel)
[3]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bridge_over_the_River_Kwai
[4]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_River_Kwai_March

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