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TIL that Warren Buffett earned over 99% Of his net wealth after the age of 56

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LkVjV TIL The briefcase in Pulp Fiction originally contained diamonds but that was deemed too predictable so it was decided that the contents were never to be seen. This way each audience member would fill in the blank with their own contents.
O6Mg TIL “Coffee is the second most valuable commodity exported from developing countries, petroleum being the first”
QJmEM TIL that the second tallest mountain on Earth, K2, is much deadlier to climb that Everest. Approximately one person dies on the mountain for every four who reach the summit
JYVZk TIL On the set of “Big Fat Liar,” where John Cho played Hong Kong director Dusty Wang, he refused to do an accent because he did not want to do an accent in a children’s comedy where young people would be laughing inadvertently at an Asian stereotype
W89A TIL: of the post of “Queen’s Guide to the Sands”. The holder is the official guide to crossing the dangerous mudflats of Morcambe Bay, UK. Paid £15 a year but is given a 700yo cottage to live in, the current holder is Cecil Robinson since 1963