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I wouldnt recommend doing that you are killing your brain cells!

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Apparently if you fly a union jack upside down it's offensive to the Queen.

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Two days ago Notepad++ website was taken down by muslim hackers and replaced content of website with some kind of "message" about how muslim are victims, because creator of Notepad++ created version "Je Suis Charlie". Now, everything's back to normal, but I managed to save copy.

http://s000.tinyupload.com/index.php?file_id=03360785591901774147

Because hey, there's nothing better to do to prove that you're innocent, but to hack website and replace it with threats.

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The USA spent $10,360,000,000 on health research in 2014, which is less than it spent on the NSA.

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The book that holds the world's record for "most often stolen from the public library" is the Guinness Book of Workd Records. Source

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Based on numbers in the bible, God killed at least 2,476,633 people (not counting those who died in the flood - no numbers are given for that), while Satan killed a mere 10. Source

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Researchers at Yale were able to teach Capuchin monkeys the concept of money. The first use of that money was to buy sex. The monkey receiving the money used it to buy grapes. Source

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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis filed for bankruptcy protection in the wake of yet another clergy sexual abuse scandal, becoming the 12th US diocese to do so. It's funny how the right wing keeps telling us how we could have prevented the killings in the schools if only we had kept God in them. How many child molestation/rape cases did God prevent in his churches?

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After the Swiss Federal Bank floated the Swiss Franc against the Euro, the Franc shot up so much that many Swiss take the short trip to Germany to literally buy things at half price.

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NASA's mission statement used to begin with "To understand and protect our home planet; to explore the universe and search for life; to inspire the next generation of explorers ... as only NASA can." In February of 2006 the phrase, "to understand and protect our home planet" was quietly deleted. Source

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According to historical data gathered over many years, personal disposable income has grown nearly 6 times more under Democratic presidents than under Republican presidents. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has grown 7 times more under Democratic presidents than under Republican presidents. Source

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The 4 on most Roman numeral clocks is written as IIII.

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to make its appearance balance with the 8

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Unlike what is depicted in many crime shows, it takes several minutes (rather than a few seconds) of regular inhalation of chloroform to render a victim unconscious. Source

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Theoretically, a candidate could become president of the United States with only 22% of the popular vote. Source

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One of the most beautiful(if not THE most beautiful) math formulas is Euler's identity.

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The US healthprovider Anthem lost personal data (including social security numbers) of 38 million clients to hackers. All it takes is the name and social security number of a person for a thief to e-file a fraudulent tax rebate claim. The tax authorities simply pay out even though thousands of these claims go to the same address. The victim is the real person who is told that a rebate has already been paid when a legitimate claim is filed.

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It something like this happens to you, a credit freeze is better than credit monitoring, at least in the US. This stops any new attempts to access your credit report, so unless a lending institution issues credit cards or loans without checking, nothing can be obtained in your name.

From http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0497-credit-freeze-faqs

Contact each of the nationwide credit reporting companies:
Equifax — 1‑800‑525‑6285
Experian —1‑888‑397‑3742
TransUnion — 1‑800‑680‑7289

You'll need to supply your name, address, date of birth, Social Security number and other personal information. Fees vary based on where you live, but commonly range from $5 to $10.

After receiving your freeze request, each credit reporting company will send you a confirmation letter containing a unique PIN (personal identification number) or password. Keep the PIN or password in a safe place. You will need it if you choose to lift the freeze.

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Anthem has just upped the count to 80 million personal information records. Phishing e-mail to obtain credit card numbers and bank accounts is already in full swing using the stolen info.

Calls for a safer internet protocol are getting louder, something along the line of bitcoin.

Information like your name, birthday and social security number will be with you for the rest of your life, and if stolen can also be abused by criminals for the same length of time. A sobering fact that should convince these thoughtless companies to keep records more secure.

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Approximately 10 percent of spiral galaxies are classified as grand design type spirals. At the center of these galaxies are supermassive black holes.

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Growing up ...
You believe in Santa Claus
You don't believe in Santa Claus
You are Santa Claus
You look like Santa Claus

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Albuterol is one of the oldest asthma medicines being prescribed. A decade ago an inhaler of Albuterol cost under $15. Today, after being "repatented" the same inhaler costs $50 to $100. In Great Britain, Pulmicort costs the pharmacist (chemist) abut $20. In the US it retails for over $175. Source

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The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS, Tax Authority) estimates that $21 billion fraudulent tax returns will be paid to criminals that use stolen information (name, birthday, social security number). By law the IRS is required to pay refunds within 30 days, but it takes up to 6 months to verify the data.

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Apple creates its own chips for the iPhone and the iPad based on designs from ARM and then has manufacturers like Samsung build them.

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Apple CEO Tim Cook is attending a White House cybersecurity summit, where he's expected to discuss whether Apple's encryption policies are aiding criminals.

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A quarter (US 25 cents) has 119 grooves on its edge, a dime (US 10 cents) has one less groove.

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