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12 Unique Ideas That Were Stolen From Their Original Owners

Innovation shapes our world, but not every breakthrough gets credited to the right person. History is full of unique ideas that were stolen from their original owners, leaving inventors and creators without the recognition they deserved. Sometimes, these ideas were taken intentionally; other times, the theft was more subtle, happening…

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Thomas Edison and Henry Ford among the original snowbirds: The rich going to Florida for the winters

Thomas Edison and Henry Ford are famous for their innovations in electricity generation and automobiles respectively, but they were also at the forefront of a massively popular trend in Florida: Rich people from up north spending the cold winter months in the Sunshine State

The Independent UK

Can you dream during non-REM sleep?

People report vivid dreams during rapid-eye-movement sleep. But is this sleep stage really the only time we dream?

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Robert Kiyosaki: 6 Ways the Rich Learn To Earn Money

Discover 6 powerful lessons from Robert Kiyosaki on how the rich learn to earn. Shift your mindset and build wealth through smarter financial education.

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21 Wise Old Sayings That Have Totally Lost Their Meaning In The Contemporary World, As Shared By Folks In This Online Group

47 outdated proverbs that no longer hold any meaning, as shared online.

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Someone Asked, ‘What’s A Cool Fun Fact That You Know?’, 23 People Delivered

If you have a minute to spare, this post with random facts is a perfect treat for you!

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50 Surprising Facts From “Today I Learned” That Show How Little We Actually Know (New Facts)

One thing about knowledge is that it shouldn’t be gatekept. And on Reddit’s Today I Learned community, it isn’t. The post 50 Surprising Facts From “Today I Learned” That Show How Little We Actually Know (New Facts) first appeared on Bored Panda.

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A bromance ends: Trump-Musk friendship goes from meteoric rise to epic meltdown in under a year

Though the tech billionaire quickly rose to the (self-titled) position of ‘first buddy,’ it ended in a flash, writes Mike Bedigan and Isabel Keane

The Independent UK

90 People Who Forgot Tattoos Are Permanent And Didn’t Research Their Artist Enough (New Pics)

Let their bad decisions be warnings to all of us tattoo enthusiasts about what not to do. The post 90 People Who Forgot Tattoos Are Permanent And Didn’t Research Their Artist Enough (New Pics) first appeared on Bored Panda.

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How the 173-year-old glass-maker behind Edison's light bulb and iPhone screens became a Silicon Valley darling

CEO Wendell Weeks talks about Corning Inc.’s innovations—ranging from Edison’s lightbulb to the face of your smartphone—and how its fiber-optic cables are powering the AI revolution.

Fortune

Can you sleep your way to better decision making? Here’s what the science says

The author John Steinbeck said: “It is a common experience that a problem difficult at night is resolved in the morning after the committee of sleep has worked on it.” Many others have claimed they formulated breakthroughs and innovations in dreams. Recent studies on the science of sleep suggest these…

The Conversation

50 Museums That Went Above And Beyond To Make Sure The Experience Is Never Boring (New Pics)

Some museum displays are out of the ordinary, and that's us putting it lightly. Check out some of the weirdest discoveries from all over the world. The post 50 Museums That Went Above And Beyond To Make Sure The Experience Is Never Boring (New Pics) first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Why Silicon Valley falls prey to ‘charisma distortion,’ according to investor and Google X founding member Tom Chi

Silicon Valley loves a charismatic visionary. Sometimes a little too much, like when that vision outstrips reality. I recently talked about this with Tom Chi, once a founding member of Google X and now founding partner at At One Ventures.

Fortune

My love supreme for the very best of jazz

Letters: Readers respond to Adrian Chiles’s article on the mysterious power of the genre

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What Hi-Fi?

From voice to vinyl: how records get their groove

Ever wondered how music actually gets onto your vinyl records? Let us take you now on a journey into sound

International Business Times

Swan Song For General Electric As It Completes Demerger

The US conglomerate General Electric, co-founded more than 130 years ago by Thomas Edison, is opening a new chapter in its history on Tuesday: its break-up into three independent entities which will then concentrate on their disparate core businesses.

The Guardian - UK

Shock of the old: 10 of the weirdest, wildest dolls from history – from Frozen Charlotte to the Cabbage Patch Kids

We’ve played with miniature humans for thousands of years – so why are they so often creepy? From ivory Roman dolls to wax antiques, here are some of the most unnerving

The Guardian - US

Gen Z struggles with job interviews. Can we really blame them?

Managers say younger job applicants are floundering. Are they slacking off or resistant to a flawed system?

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Shock of the old: the amazing, infuriating history of the electric car – in pictures

Believe it or not, battery-powered vehicles have been around since Victorian times – everything from private automobiles to taxis, ambulances and tricycles. We’ve got the photos to prove it

The Hindu

Learning from failure

Failure is not the end, but a stepping stone to success. It teaches us to learn from our mistakes, adapt, and grow. Companies often shy away from discussing their failures, but some of the most innovative ones embrace it. Elon Musk's SpaceX is an example of this, using failure as…

The Conversation

If the first solar entrepreneur hadn't been kidnapped, would fossil fuels have dominated the 20th century the way they did?

One argument put forward in defence of fossil fuels is that they were a historical necessity, because there was no other viable substitute for much of the 20th century. We owe fossil fuels a debt of gratitude, the argument goes, because they supercharged our development. But what if I told…

Chicago Sun-Times

Prepare to flick off your incandescent bulbs for good under new US rules that kicked in this week

New federal rules governing the energy efficiency of lighting systems went into full effect Tuesday, effectively ending the sale and manufacture of bulbs that trace their origin to an 1880 Edison patent.

The Independent UK

Prepare to flick off your incandescent bulbs for good under new US rules that kicked in this week

Thomas Edison's pioneering incandescent light bulb, which cast illumination by heating a filament until it glowed, is fading into history

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Early Road Trips With "American Journey" Author Wes Davis: RAC Podcast #131

Join us at 7:30 PM Eastern to talk about motoring adventures undertaken by Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, and John Burroughs.

Evening Standard

Best filament light bulbs for instant ambience

Flip the switch on boring, bright white lighting with our pick of decorative filament light bulbs that’ll become the focal point of any room

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