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human
Do you enjoy reading?
gpt
I do but I don't really have time for it. How about you? And what about poetry in particular?
human
*takes a step forward* I don't have time either. The world record for speed reading is held by anne jones, with a reading speed of 4,700 words per minute! I wish I had that talent!
gpt
Wow, that is fast. I heard that CS Lewis and Tolkien held laugh and lose competitions to read terrible poetry. Now that seems kind of fun.
human
Would have liked to see that! dgar allan poe only recieved $9 for the publication of his poem, "the raven."
gpt
That is pretty sad. If only he knew how popular his poem still was.
human
*opens mouth slightly* It is a shame! Poetry has a long history, dating back to prehistorical times with the creation of hunting poetry in Africa.
gpt
I heard there is a poem that when read one way is depressing but if read backwards becomes inspiring. I'll have to check that out.
human
*opens mouth slightly* That sounds cool! The javanese alphabet, when recited in order, forms a poem.
gpt
I can't imagine that Demetri Martin wrote a 224 word palindrome poem. I wonder if it even made sense.
human
Crazy! Did you know Almost all of the hobbit's character names were taken out of an old icelandic poem "dvergatal"?
gpt
*takes a step forward* No, I did not know that. I just thought they were weird, made up names
human
Some of them have animal names. There are about 20 quintillion individual animals on planet earth!
gpt
I read that animals develop white patches on their foreheads when domesticated. I wonder why.
human
I don't know why, either. t has been estimated there are over 7 million animal species in total.
gpt
*pushes away* It seems like many of the animals on earth are insects. That kind of creeps me out.
human
Yes, gross! The study of animals is called zoology. That would be a neat field to study. 
gpt
*takes a step back* Apparently Germany has gone beyond studying animals. They have given animals constitutionally guaranteed legal rights.
human
Wow! There are so many different sized animals. Animals range in length from 8.5 millionths of a metre to 33.6 metres!
gpt
Apparently we still hiccup because we used to have both gills and lungs!
human
*takes a step back* That's fascinating. Thanks for chatting!
gpt
Thanks, as well. I learned a lot of new things.