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TIL that Terry Pratchett was a Skyrim and Oblivion modder

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1JjX TIL that the actor who played Goldfinger was a member of the Nazi party, but it was later learned that he was undercover and helped hide Jews from the Gestapo.
yExJ TIL that in 2009 Israel tried to create private prisons but their Supreme court ruled against it, saying they were a violation of basic human rights.
yoE8 TIL that in 1979, the Yale class of ‘54 decided to do an investment experiment. They put together $375,000 to be invested in the riskiest fashion possible, which would then be donated to Yale. In 2004, they presented the university with… $90 million.
pLwe TIL Phil Collins wrote the captain planet theme song.
4konw TIL homicide clearance rates in the US declined from a peak of 93% in 1962 to 64% in 1994. The rate then plateaued (with some variation) for the next 25 years. There is currently no satisfactory explanation for either the initial decline or why it ended when it did.