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TIL that Warren Buffett's (6th richest person in the world) son thought that his dad's job was checking security alarm systems; as a kid, had no idea what his dad did for a living and no clue that his dad was really, really rich

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Yxrv TIL that children in the Philippines host spider fights.
XEXnR TIL consonants and vowels are defined by the sound they make when voiced, not the letters themselves. For example, the letter U is a vowel in ‘undergrad’ and a consonant in ‘university.’ The letter W is a consonant in ‘whisky’ and vowel(ish) in ‘saw.’
eP7J TIL that up to 90% of the Humpback whale population was eliminated during the whaling era.
jw1N TIL Oscar Winners in the past twenty years have thanked Harvey Weinstein 5 times more than God.
ADwdg Today I learned that 15th April is celebrated as "World Art Day" as it is the birthday of the famous sculptor, inventor and painter, Leonardo Da Vinci.