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TIL billionaire Warren Buffet ($66.7 billion net worth) still lives in the same house he bought in 1958 for $31,500.

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m94x TIL there have been no beehive losses in Cuba. Unable to import pesticides due to the embargo, the island now exports valuable organic honey.
vPXQj TIL the Nazis developed a spherical one-man tank called the "Kugelpanzer" meaning "ball tank." Its development and purpose are a mystery as the only surviving one was found with the Japanese in China by the Soviets and all other documentation lost.
ANOjx Today I learned that the Goosebumps series of novels was originally aimed at girls.
1aDGd TIL that Norway either has or is planning to merge it's two northern counties, Troms and Finnmark, into a new county, Troms og Finnmark
gr5x4 TIL Tapping or flicking a shaken can of soda do not have a significant effect on reducing foam when the can is opened. The key factors that affect soda explosiveness are temperature and time, not any special techniques like flicking or tapping.