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TIL the Walton Family has donated only 2% of their income to charities. Compare this to Bill Gates at 48% and Warren Buffet at 78%.

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4k8Y5 TIL Banana peels are edible.
d8P1d TIL about Masako Wakamiya, a Japanese woman who on noticing the lack of fun game apps for senior citizens learnt coding at the age of 81 and created her own app, Hinadan, inspired by a Japanese doll festival. She holds seminars and workshops to educate elderly about the benefits of technology.
9Yoyr TIL that when Isaac Newton was removed from school due to his interest in personal pursuits rather than studies, his mother tried to make him a farmer. Newton's hatred for farming and some persuasion from a schoolmaster led him to finish school aged 18 and enter Cambridge University a year later.
b9ELZ TIL Croissants are Austrian, not French
lDdK TIL a Nestle store in Japan sold Kit Kats coated with edible gold. Limited to 500, they were sold for the US equivalent of $16.