The things I run across...

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in the course of researching a story continue to amaze me.

They've made violin strings from spider silk. Isn't that awesome? My search was completely unrelated but now I'm tempted to write these in somewhere.

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[nefhiriel.livejournal.com]

I used to really chafe over having to stop writing in order to research something - but I've definitely started to enjoy it more and more. You can learn the most interesting little facts.

Of course, knowing the difference between strangulation and choking makes for not-so-useful dinner table conversation. Unless you want to remind people that you're eccentric. XD

ETA: Sorry for replying to the above comment instead of the main post! I'm still not quite awake yet, obviously... ^^