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In the 1970s Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak offered a 1/3 stake in Apple for $50,000 to Nolan Bushnell, their former boss and founder of Atari. He said no, but later spent $500,000 on the rights to the Pizza Time Theater chain. He said “It’s kind of fun to think about, when I’m not crying.”
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In 1841 France almost broke off relations with Texas due to a hotel owner’s marauding pigs eating the French ambassador’s bed linens.
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In 1989, scientists at IBM succeeded in arranging 35 individual xenon atoms on a substrate of chilled crystal of nickel to spell out the initials “IBM”. It was the first time atoms had been precisely positioned on a flat surface.
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Sprite was originally a Fanta flavor. In 1959 Fanta released a lemon-lime flavor, and it was rebranded & became Sprite in 1961.
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Turning over control of the Panama Canal to Panama was a huge controversial emotional issue dividing many Americans in the 1970’s.
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The domestic animals of the Faroe Islands are a result of 1200 years of isolated breeding. As a result, many of the islands’ domestic animals are found nowhere else in the world.
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The average Mexican is genetically 50% indigenous with evidence of native ancestry being significantly higher on the X chromosome.
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A controversial order from the previous president Donald J. Trump in 2017 was branded discriminatory by many. This order particularly focused on seven Muslim-majority countries and it severely restricted residents of these countries from entering the United States. Though Biden took measures to reverse this when he came to power, the rejection of visa applications, lottery diversity, or green cards for citizens of Muslim backgrounds in these countries is still prevalent, according to Aljazeera, a major mainstream news organisation in the MENA region. If you are applying for a US visa in a post-Trump world, you are probably wondering how
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With the current economic outlook in the UK looking uncertain, many of us are exploring different ways we can save money and make our income go further. Although investing in something like crypto may yield high returns, it can be risky. If you’re looking for a low-risk way to save, bonds might be the way to go. Before you decide whether to go down the bonds route, we’ve compiled everything you need to know below. What are bonds? A bond is a type of loan in which the bondholder lends money to a company or government. In short, when you
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The older you get, the more experience you have of the world and the better you know yourself and what you want from life. That’s one of the reasons so many people decide to switch careers or return to studying later in life. According to the Learning & Work Institute, 1 in 3 adults in the UK would like to change their job or career in the next two years. However, many people worry they don’t have the skills or qualifications needed. Studying at the university level for a diploma or degree can seem daunting for a mature student but
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