› added 3 months ago

33

TIL the fate of SPY, the world’s largest exchange-traded fund (ETF), depends on the lives of 11 random millennials (born between 1990 and 1993). SPY will cease to exist on Jan. 22, 2118, or 20 years "after the death of the last survivor of the eleven persons", whichever occurs first.

Read more ndtvprofit.com

via reddit.com

P1WAZ TIL about KLM airline deciding the best way to handle a consignment of ground squirrels with incorrect import paperwork was to throw them alive into a shredder they had ready for just such an eventuality
8ek0X TIL an 8 year old can compose an Opera called, "The Sweeper of Dreams"
M7GKV TIL in 1997, Lottie Williams was walking in a park when she felt a tap on her shoulder. After turning around and seeing no one there, she found that a piece of mesh had fallen from the sky and tapped her. An analysis revealed the mesh was from a Delta II rocket on re-entry.
gd4A TIL that Eminem has more Oscars than Leonardo Decaprio, Johnny Depp, Will Smith, George Lucas, and Bill Murray combined.
6E7Em TIL that according to a leaked Warner Bros. receipt, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix lost $167 million USD despite grossing $900 million USD worldwide