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TIL Warren Buffett was rejected by Harvard because his interviewer determined his capabilities seemed inadequate, saying "Forget it. You’re not going to Harvard."

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5yZ8 TIL DJ Khaled’s original stage name was Arab Attack, which he changed shortly after the 9/11 attacks.
YpZ9r Til that in 1992, a man named Stefan Mandel won a $27,036,142 jackpot, 6 second prizes, 132 third prizes, and 135 minor prizes in ONE lottery, by buying EVERY SINGLE COMBINATION possible - Over 5.5 million tickets. All 44 US states with lotteries have since changed their laws to prevent this.
16aD4 TIL that The Ramones took their name from Paul McCartney's fake name that he used to check into hotel room's during the height of The Beatles fame.
ZpmkY TIL Atheism is a religion recognized by a court of law as such.
R5gJ6 TIL Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus is believed to have been made dictator of Rome on two separate occasions. On both occasions Cincinnatus quickly dealt with the problem at hand and resigned after 15 days in 458 BC and 21 days in 439 BC.