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TIL the Nobel Prizes aren’t paid from Alfred Nobel’s original fortune but from its investment returns. His 1895 bequest of 31M SEK has grown nearly 200-fold to over 6B SEK, funding all prizes, medals, and admin costs - 136M SEK in 2024 - indefinitely.

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