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Some trick-or-treaters picking potatoes over candy 
NBC News· 2025-10-31 01:30
Every Halloween, kids in costume fill their baskets with a smorgus board of sweets. But there's a new star of the spooky season. >> Pick whatever you want.>> You can grab two. >> That is kids saying trick or tater. >> Did you just get a potato.>> Yes. >> Videos of homeowners handing out potatoes on Halloween have been sprouting up on social media in recent years, leaving some puzzled, but surprisingly most ecstatic. >> YOU WANT MORE POTATOES. WHO WANTS MORE POTATOES.>> Candy or a potato. >> Potato. >> Pat B ...
Bill Gates Owns 275,000 Acres of U.S. Farmland —He Explains Why He's Buying So Much...But It's Not the 'Grand Scheme' You Think
Yahoo Finance· 2025-10-03 15:46
Core Insights - Bill Gates has committed to giving away 99% of his wealth, yet his investments in American farmland continue to grow, positioning him as a significant player in this sector [1][2]. Group 1: Farmland Holdings - Gates ranks 43rd among America's largest private landowners, owning 275,000 acres, with approximately 248,000 acres designated as active farmland [2]. - His farmland investments are framed as professional endeavors aimed at increasing productivity and job creation, rather than personal wealth accumulation [3][4]. Group 2: Investment Rationale - Gates began investing in farmland in 2013 through Cascade Investment, attracted by its steady value increase and low volatility, with U.S. farmland prices reportedly increasing sixfold from 1940 to 2015 [5]. - The farmland primarily produces staple crops such as corn, soybeans, and potatoes, and is typically leased to farmers, managed by professionals [6].