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TIL 99% of Warren Buffett's net worth was accumulated after he turned 65 years old

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jBXR TIL Walmart profits $17.20 billion a year. Their employees receive $2.66 billion in government help each year.
QJxOp TIL that mudskippers use gill-chambers full of water as fishy scuba gear when they’re on land.
5VyM9 Today I learned that Finland has a unique "day fine" system for speeding tickets, where fines are calculated based on the offender's income, making penalties proportionate to one's earnings.
QNXGE TIL the U.S. General Services Administration announced in 2023 that up to 6 lighthouses would be given away to entities willing to maintain and preserve them and make them available to the public. The lighthouses were no longer needed due to modern technology such as GPS.
rLeM TIL a NJ store owner’s shop got flooded in 1883, soaking his entire stock of taffy in Atlantic Ocean salt water. When a little girl came in and asked if he had taffy, he jokingly offered her some “salt water taffy. The girl happily accepted, word got around, and salt water taffy was born.