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acidrabbit (27)in #economy • 7 years ago
More than half of America's economic growth is in the hands of only 5% of American employees! Are you in the 5%?
The study of science, technology, engineering, & math (STEM) is at an all-time low in America. Only 15% of the world's scientists are American, as opposed to the 40% of American…
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acidrabbit (27)in #medicine • 7 years ago
New studies show that all humans will develop cancer if they live long enough!
New studies every day are informing the public of cancer prevention and causes. As it turns out, the cancer cell will eventually be in everyone's body, if the live long enough.…
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acidrabbit (27)in #lego • 7 years ago
The word LEGO had a secret meaning that the makers didn't know about!
In 1932, Ole Kirk Kristiansen was a master carpenter and joiner in Denmark and established his business in the village of Billund. He manufactured stepladders, ironing boards…
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acidrabbit (27)in #cartoon • 7 years ago
The Flintstones was originally intended for adults! Good thing, because their sponsor was definitely not kid-friendly
Barbera and Hanna created the ever-popular cartoon The Flintstones after they had been labeled as "kids only" producers. They wanted to expand their demographic and concentrate…
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acidrabbit (27)in #architecture • 7 years ago
There is a treehouse that is over 90 feet tall!
The tree that the house resides in is 80 feet tall and over 12 feet long. This tree comfortably holds an 11 floor, 8000 square foot, over 250,000 nail wonder that would put…
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acidrabbit (27)in #movies • 7 years ago
Tron was denied a Special FX Oscar because it used computer graphics!
The original 1982 Tron was a very influential film. It's one of the first films to use computer generated graphics to tell its story. It has influenced people like John Lasseter…
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acidrabbit (27)in #brand • 7 years ago
Orbit gum started as a replacement brand due to rationing during WWII! What brands did it replace?
Orbit gum is pretty common nowadays, boasting over ten different flavors. The brand would have never gotten started if it weren't for WWII, however. Wrigley, who owned Juicy…
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acidrabbit (27)in #history • 7 years ago
During WWI Romania sent its treasures to Russia for safe-keeping, but to this day Russia refuses to give them back!
Fearing an eventual German victory during World War I, the Romanian government decided to send the Romanian National Treasures abroad for safekeeping. Places on their list were…
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acidrabbit (27)in #chemistry • 7 years ago
The first person to take LSD did so by accident—and then liked it so much he took it again on purpose!
A Swiss scientist by the name of Albert Hofman was hired at a pharmaceutical company in Switzerland. He was assigned to work in the chemical-pharmaceutical department of Sandoz…
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acidrabbit (27)in #airlines • 7 years ago
The man who grounded 4,000 planes on 9/11 was on first day of his job
On September 11, 2001, four commercial planes were hijacked by foreign terrorists. All other commercial flights were grounded that day, which ended up being a great and…
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acidrabbit (27)in #real-story • 7 years ago
A man lost in the widerness cut down some power poles in order to get rescued! Read his wild story
A man in Saskatchewan, Canada was boating one day when he unfortunately ran into some bad weather. He ended up stranded in the bush for several days, with hardly any supplies and…
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acidrabbit (27)in #cryptocurrency • 7 years ago
Bitcoin train goes off the rails, plunging below $8,500
Top digital currency bitcoin dropped more than 16 percent on Friday, losing over half of its value since January, representing more than $72 billion. The cryptocurrency was…
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acidrabbit (27)in #cryptocurrency • 7 years ago
Only crypto is allowed, a restaurant in Manhattan
There is restaurant in Manhattan that allows only cryptocurrency as payment method. I hope more businesses will follow this example. :)
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acidrabbit (27)in #gaming • 7 years ago
NVIDIA Tells Retailers To Sell To Gamers, Not Cryptominers As GPU Shortage Causes Extreme Price Gouging
There are many examples today of how PC gaming is flourishing better than ever. You only have to look towards the eSports market to understand how alive and well the ecosystem…
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acidrabbit (27)in #cryptocurrency • 7 years ago
FireLotto is international blockchain crypto lottery
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acidrabbit (27)in #science • 7 years ago
China Just Overtook The US in Scientific Output For The First Time
A national report on the state of US science has concluded the United States is still the world leader in science and technology – except by one vital, historic measure. For…
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acidrabbit (27)in #programming • 7 years ago
Programmer morale
Programming is most beautiful job in world, but it can move me to tears sometimes.
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acidrabbit (27)in #iq • 7 years ago
Inherited IQ Can Increase in Early Childhood
Positive stimulation can boost intelligence; its absence can lead to regression When it comes to intelligence, environment and education matter – more than we think. Those…
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