I read somewhere that AOL Time Warner had the largest ever corporate loss of $100 Billion in a year in 2002. This is a complete list of largest profits and losses both annual and quarterly. In 2008, one company lost […]
Printed documents from centuries past are hard to read for many reasons. One of them is the strange symbol they use for ’s’ that look more like a modern ‘f’ to me. I decided to find out why they used […]
This site compiles info (including photos) on every credible design for the new age of urban mobility: eVTOL, flying car, and flying taxi. | learn more
“Ikea is a nonprofit dedicated to furthering the advancement of architecture and interior design–a cause they give a pittance of $2 million or so to a year.” Click through for an overview of their clever tax avoidance structure. | learn more
We can and should laugh at this. And we should also shed a tear for the sad reality that our education system doesn’t leave kids well prepared to live in modern society. Maybe schools should teach how to understand taxes, […]
Benjamin Franklin did not like the choice of Bald Eagle for our nation’s most esteemed bird. He thought the turkey was more fitting. | learn more
From CB Insights. “The perception of the millennial generation as exceptionally narcissistic, immature, and disengaged from society has fueled a thousand hot takes on the industries they’re “killing.” Here’s what’s really going on.“ | learn more
“The longest recorded case in medical history can be credited to one Charles Osborne, a farmer who continuously hiccuped for 68 years.” | learn more
“Science is a network, each paper linking those that came before with those that followed. In an exclusive analysis, researchers have delved into Nature’s part of that network. We explore their results, taking you on a tour of 150 years […]
A bike manufacturer tried everything to lower shipping damage of their product, and nothing did the trick until they started making their boxes look like TVs. “Here’s how that one tiny decision made a huge impact.” | learn more