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TIL At 10 years old and while still in elementary school, Warren Buffett started having lunch meetings with a New York Stock Exchange member. He bought his first stock at age 11. Today, he’s worth $80 billion.

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Wk0NY TIL that in 1920, during US Prohibition, a Johns Hopkins psychologist conducted a study to see whether or not people are better at playing Darts while drunk. The government allowed him to purchase 34 gallons of whiskey, as scientific research was a valid exception to Prohibition.
J1Rj8 TIL the first satellite navigation system, Transit, was operational in 1964, only 7 years after the Sputnik-1 launch
PY1de TIL Metallica’s ‘Master of Puppets’ was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" enough for preservation in the National Recording Registry by the United States Library of Congress in 2016, the first metal recording to do so.
69vXl TIL the Chinese emperor credited with inventing the neck tie wanted to be buried with his entire army, but he was persuaded to be buried with Terracotta soldiers instead.
rRQYw TIL that dogs hide their food to have for later. I’ve been giving my dog pigs ears as treats and found them all hidden in the yard underneath gras/dirt. Apparently it’s an instinct that can kick in from time to time.