- He attended so many book signings that fans used to joke that unsigned books were more valuable than signed ones.
- He had to pay for the Alzheimer's drug Aricept because the NHS said he was too young to get it for free.
- He donated £500,000 ($U1 million) to the research of Alzheimer's disease.
- His earlier adult Discworld books do not often feature chapters, but those aimed at younger readers (the Tiffany Aching series, and The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents) do. He has begun to use chapters in his adult novels (ex: The Truth, Going Postal); this was done to disprove a critic that complained that Pratchett seemed unable to write in chapter format. Pratchett went so far as to use lengthy and descriptive chapter headings in the Victorian style, seemingly to drive the point home.
- After he was knighted, he decided to make his own sword, so he dug up 81 kilograms of iron ore, smelted it in a makeshift kiln at his home, added some pieces of meteorite and took it to a blacksmith who made it into a blade. He kept it in a secret location because he was worried the police might consider it an illegal weapon and confiscate it. He said "It annoys me that knights aren't allowed to carry their swords. That would be knife crime.".
- In March 2008, he announced that he has Posterior Cortical Atrophy, a rare form of Alzheimer's disease.
- Was a big fan of Blue Oyster Cult and included the Latin title of Their most famous song ''Don't Fear The Reaper'' in his stories.
- Most celebrated for the Discworld books, a long running series of comic fantasy novels set on a flat, circular world which is carried through space on the backs of four giant elephants which in turn stand on the shell of an even larger turtle named A'tuin. He completed 41 Discworld novels, which have all been published.
- He was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1998 Queen's Honours List for his services to literature.
- He was present throughout the suicide of Peter Smedley in the Dignitas assisted suicide clinic in Forch, Switzerland whilst filming the BBC documentary "Choosing to Die" which he presented.
- Frequently collaborated with fellow author and good friend Neil Gaiman.
- Had a lisp which he claimed was caused by falling off a bicycle aged 5.
- He was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Letters by Warwick U on 14th July 1999. On that day, he made his friends and coauthors Professor Ian Stewart and Dr Jack Cohen the first ever "honorary Wizards of the Unseen University".
- Was interested in astronomy since his childhood and had a small observatory built in his garden.
- Knighted in the 2009 New Year's honours list.
- Before he died he requested that the computer hard drives containing his unfinished books be crushed by a steamroller. This was accomplished at the Great Dorset Steam Fair in August 2017, more than two years after his death. 10 unfinished books were thought to be stored on the hard drives.
- Worked as a full-time journalist until 1980, then as a publicity officer for the Central Electricity Generating Board until 1987.
- His first publication was 'The Hades Business', which appeared in Science Fantasy in 1963.
- Was an occasional poster to the usenet groups alt.fan.pratchett and alt.books.pratchett.
- He was awarded Knight Bachelor of the Order of the British Empire in the 2009 Queen's New Years Honours List for his services to Literature.
- He was a lifelong fan of Hammer Horror films and cited them as a major influence on the Discworld books.
- His play, "Monstrous Regiment," at the Lifeline Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois was nominated for a 2015 Joseph Jefferson Non-Equity Award for Play Production.
- Biography/bibliography in: "Contemporary Authors". New Revision Series, Volume 170, pages 324-332. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale, Cengage Learning, 2008.
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