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TIL that Patrick Stewart voiced Emperor Uriel Septim VII, in the Elder Scrolls: Oblivion, and Sean Bean voiced his son, Emperor Martin Septim.

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4X8V5 TIL when novelist Shirley Jackson, author of the short story “The Lottery”, was checked into the hospital in 1948 to deliver her 3rd child, the clerk asked her to state her occupation. “Writer”, she replied. The clerk responded, “I’ll just put down housewife.”
wL7PY TIL That when Arnold Schwarzenegger was running for Governor in 2003, He was hit with an egg during a rally, Later during a speech, Arnold responded with "Now he owes me bacon"
e0wL6 TIL that an engineer at NASA spent 15 years trying to become an astronaut and was rejected 14 times before finally being selected in 1998.
pYw9Z TIL of Operation Downfall, the plan to land troops on mainland Japan during WW2 if they had not surrendered. The plan involved over 600,000 troops, and 15 tactical nuclear strikes. Every Purple Heart awarded since WW2 was made in preparation for this plan.
OomQa TIL Hippos cannot actually swim. They have very little body fat and are made up of almost pure muscle. Unlike other mammals that usually float, hippos sink straight to the bottom. They are either running on the floor of the body of water, or they are pushing off and bouncing.