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• 64% of Canadians live south of Seattle
• Several countries, including Mexico, Germany, and Austria, see the desire to escape prison as basic human nature rather than an unlawful act. Consequently, a prison break isn’t considered to be a crime itself
• Lowest income households spend ~$412 annually on lottery tickets. 40% of American households couldn’t come up $400 in emergency funds.
• At one point, 70% of blockbuster’s profits came from late fees.
• In 1998, more fast-food employees were murdered on the job than police officers
• Labor participation rate for men over 65 has gone from 78% in 1880 to 47% in 1950 to 22% in 2010 — retirement is a pretty new concept
• 1/20 Americans over 25 had a bachelors degree in 1940, now the number is 1/4 and tuition is 4x greater adjusted for inflation
• $81.5bn of Warren Buffet’s $84.5bn net worth came after his 65th birthday. Berkshire Hathaway has owned 400-500 stocks over its lifetime, its returns have largely come from 10 of them
• The Russell 3000 has increased 73x since 1980 and this is due to the returns of 7% of its constituents — 40% of the companies completely failed over the same horizon
• In 1870 81% of jobs were classified as physical labor. Now 21% are meaning the day doesn’t end when you leave the office. We are all more connected than ever.
• Based on historic data, you have a 50% chance of making money in the market over a day, 68% in a year; 88% in 10 years and 100% in 20 years
• Between 1993 and 2012 the top 1% saw their incomes grow 86% while the bottom 99% saw just 6.6% growth
• Shell paid a $111m fine in 2021 for an oil spill in Nigeria in 1967
• There are over 200 billion galaxies in the universe, the closest of which is 2.5 million light years away
• Amazon makes $800k+ per minute
• The Ford F-150 has been the best selling car in the US for 39 consecutive years
• Termites eat through wood twice as quickly when listening to rock music