1. When he was young, he planned to go into medicine.
2. He loved cars!
3. Lem sent his protagonists on great adventures.

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4. Lem had a big sweet tooth.
5. Lem was an atheist, and was wary of humanity's relationship to technology.
6. He was a polyglot.

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7. He didn't consider himself a science fiction writer.
8. He was critical of his book Eden.
9. He dreaded movie adaptations!
10. Lem predicted the future!