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b6Pm9 TIL the Norwegian government pension fund has over 1.7 trillion US dollars (~325,000 per citizen). This is 1.5% of the world's listed companies, the result of decades of investing oil revenues. Some companies can't be in the portfolio due to ethical concerns, e.g. Lockheed Martin and Philip Morris.
gMnVA TIL Neo’s passport in “The Matrix” (1999) expired on September 11, 2001.
epmV4 TIL about Alexis St. Martin who had a hole in his stomach after getting shot. At the time not much was known about the stomach and digestion so a physician performed experiments on St. Martin e.g. dangling meat through the hole directly into the stomach.
Xr4Q TIL that larger birds such as geese fly in “V ” formation, because the whole flock adds at least 71% greater flying range than if each bird flew on its own. Also, the geese honk from behind to encourage those up front to keep up their speed.
mvNx TIL In Qatar there is a sport called Robot Camel Racing where robots are placed on top of the camels are operated by a joystick, using the right hand to crack whips and the left to pull on the reins. by law they are the only jockeys allowed in Qatar.