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TIL a signed, typed letter (1983) from Steve Jobs, in which he wrote "I'm afraid I don't sign autographs", sold at auction for $478,939.

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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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