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TIL that except for problems with flammability and its tendency to leak, Hydrogen is the best gas to use in an airship, outlifting Helium by 8%.

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oR9OK TIL that Russ Gremel turned $1,000 into $2 million by buying $1,000 worth of Walgreens stock in the 1940s. He figured people would always need medicine and women would always buy makeup.
vkL4 TIL that If 1 in 10 of US smokers quit, $63 billion would be saved in the US alone
g1K7 TIL that Prince Jeffri of Brunei has blown through $14 billion - spending more than any living person - and has a superyacht named Tits
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