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Man fined 1.3 million yen for urinating in elevator every day for 6 months.

Warren Buffett made $37M a day this year.

The goal is to identify how much time can pass before a food no longer tastes good, which in turn dictates the sell-by date. Generally, foods are still safe to eat after that point, but they won’t taste as they were intended. Taste-testers are an elite bunch. In its last recruitment period three years ago, 150 people applied. The NFL accepted 15.

Uncontrollable rage could be cured by aspirin.

When You Criticize Someone, You Make It Harder for that Person to Change

Why does time fly as we get older?

Meteorologists solve the last major mystery of rain.

The average computer user makes more than 1000 mouse clicks per day. Scientists would love to know if that practice affects other aspects of your brain’s control of your body. The problem is finding people with no computer experience.

Valuable scientific data disappearing at alarming rate, 80% lost in two decades into old email addresses and obsolete storage devices.

Who Owns the World’s Biggest Bitcoin Wallet? The FBI

Bitcoin Alternative Dogecoin Soars 900% As Other Crypto-Currencies Suffer. Almost all of the 53 crypto-currencies tracked by CoinMarketCap are seeing growth.

While some analysts initially suggested that Google’s goal was to more thoroughly automate factories, it’s now clear that the company’s team of engineers and scientists has a vision of truly dexterous, autonomous robots that can walk on sidewalks, carry packages, and push strollers.

U.S. Copyright Office recommends that artists be paid a royalty when their work is resold at a profit.[NY Times]

Many people think that tweens and teens make up much of the music buying population. But older people actually buy the most music. So, why do record labels market most music to the demographic that buys the least music?

You have never actually used a Styrofoam cup, plate or takeout box.

The next big thing in surfing is artificial waves you can ride anywhere, any time.

Before we move on to other topics, I think it’s interesting how much the built landscape of New York has changed since you wrote The Warriors.

The Billion-Dollar Megaprojects That Will Transform NYC By 2030

New York City galleries have noticed an uptick in newcomers who share photos of themselves on social media.

Man Says ‘Fuck It,’ Eats Lunch At 10:58 A.M.

Chug-a-lug, Donna.





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