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The Jeff Bezos empire in one giant chart.
This awesome infographic covers his investments and ownership interests via Amazon as well as his other investment vehicles. The Bezos empire is vast. | learn more
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American honeybees’ sperm isn’t cutting it.
I have been reading for years about the plight of the honeybee and how populations were drastically falling every year. I learned in this article that honeybees aren’t native to North America, and that the U.S. stopped allowing imports of […]
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Where are the baby dinosaurs?
Seriously, why haven’t we ever seen baby dinosaurs in museums? Well, paleontologist Jack Horner tells us in this surprising TED talk. | learn more
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Most Koreans don’t need deodorant.
There’s a gene called ABCC11 that’s responsible for body odor. Apparently, most Koreans (and maybe me) are missing it. | learn more
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Insider trader caught after googling ‘insider trading’.
An example of a really dumb smart guy (he’s an MIT researcher). “Prosecutors say Yan searched ‘how sec detect unusual trade’ before he bought numerous stocks and options that netted him around $120,000 in illicit profits.” |learn more
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If you have 3 daughters, what are the odds for sex of 4th child?
There’s a rumor that if a couple’s first two or three children are the same sex, the odds of the next child being the same sex are much higher. Is it true? This study of 6,000 families tells us what’s […]
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Calibri font may expose forged document.
In news that’s stranger than fiction, the Pakistani Prime Minister and his daughter are in the middle of a scandal called #fontgate because a document she released is dated 2006, but the font wasn’t commercially available until 2007. | learn more
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Canada might run out of pot.
Prime minister Justin Trudeau is legalizing recreational marijuana. This isn’t necessarily easy, because there’s not enough legal pot to go around. His current challenge: getting through a supply crunch to beat down the black market. | learn more
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Breaking down Emmanuel Macron’s official portrait.
The new French president released his official portrait recently. It’s full of interesting symbolism and backstory. Everything from the time on his clock to his two carefully stacked iPhones conveys a message. | learn more