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TIL that Terry Pratchett was a Skyrim and Oblivion modder

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8aEZL TIL The crunch sound of food is made by mini sonic booms; breaking at 300 meters per second or faster.
aPe9 TIL Senator John Kerry introduced the Federal Pension Forfeiture Act, also called the Duke Cunningham Act, to prevent lawmakers who have been guilty of official misconduct from collecting taxpayer funded pensions. The bill has never been passed.
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D1drp TIL about Polish-American painter and sculptor Stanisław Szukalski, who claimed to have dissected his father’s body following a car accident to study its form. The artist, who refused to work from live models, was often asked where he learned anatomy. He always answered, "My father taught me".