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TIL Costco’s membership fees account for about 75% of its total earnings

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5Ygdk TIL that ingredients in the average bottle of prestige perfume cost about $1.20 to $1.50. The actual liquid in a typical bottle of $150 perfume is less than 1% of the retail cost. The bottle, box and and display carton typically cost four to six times times more than the fragrance itself
QQed TIL that researchers discovered a clam estimated to be 507 years old – the oldest-ever living animal – and accidentally killed it.
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