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TIL Warren Buffet bet $2,222,278 that, over a ten-year period, the S&P 500 will outperform a portfolio of funds of hedge funds when performance is measured on a basis net of fees, costs and expenses. He won.

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oBbY8 TIL about potash evaporation ponds in the Utah desert. Depending on the amount of potash inside the pools, they can turn turquoise, orange, yellow and even white. About 700 - 1000 tons of potash are produced very day, which can then be used to fertilize plants and treat industrial water.
8eLyG TIL that after defeating the Manchu Qing army at the Battle of Ngọc Hồi-Đống Đa, the Vietnamese King Quang Trung ordered the bodies of the enemies to be collected and put into 12 massive burial mounds. These would later be named Đống Đa Mound, and still exists today as a historic landmark in Vietnam
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GA5MG TIL an enslaved blacksmith named Ned invented a "cotton scraper". His master, Oscar Stuart sought the patent for himself in Ned’s name but was denied as a slave was considered property and not a citizen, therefore could not apply for patent rights in the United States.