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From Founding Fathers to the present day, follow the timeline of the United States. Renew your history, have fun, and find out interesting facts! #Facts #History #Timeline

Pillow fights are not just for kids! Pillow fighting seems to be emerging as a new combat sport, being a safer and equally passionate alternative to conventional ones. #Facts #PillowFighting #PFC

Why do bulls always charge at red capes during bullfights? Let’s get some facts behind this! #Facts #FactOrMyth

Does eating before bed make us put on more weight? Let’s get some facts behind this! #Facts #FactOrMyth

Cryptocurrency has become a global phenomenon in recent years, but there’s still very much to learn about it. From its technological particulars that are still unknown to the general public, to its impact on global economy still unknown to pretty much everyone. In this video we’ll try to provide insight into current crypto trends. #Facts #Crypto #Cryptocurrency

Ireland is known as a country of unique, dream-like landscapes and immensely rich culture. Here’s our list of 10 Ireland’s most exciting places you shouldn’t miss if you decide to visit. #Facts #Ireland #travel

As published in a recent announcement that has been hitting headlines these days, tech giant Microsoft plans to buy Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion, in what is to become the biggest ever gaming company acquisition. Aside from the immense value of the deal, the story has been in focus because it drew attention to recent tech and gaming trends and potential interventions by market regulators. #Facts #microsoft #activision

For the last two years, industries and consumers throughout the world are facing shortages of one of today’s most ubiquitous goods - integrated circuits. But how come one of the leading world industries, that has been driven by new technologies for decades, can become enmeshed in such a large-scale shortage? Let’s dive into the potential reasons and try to find out.

On December 14th, NASA announced that its Parker Solar Probe became the first spacecraft to “touch” the Sun. What does it mean to touch the Sun and how and why did they do it?

Do you know your history? Take our history quiz to test your knowledge and find out interesting facts about American presidents. #Facts #quiz #history #USpresidents

Eating is essential for us, and while we eat, we have pleasant or unpleasant sensations due to the thing we call taste. But don’t you think we might be taking taste for granted? #Facts #taste #food

You’ve probably wondered at some point why each US state is called what it is. In the previous video we covered the states east of the Mississippi river, and now we’ll finish the story with the Eastern US. #Facts #USA #USStates

Although cryptocurrency is often considered to be beyond the reach of any government, China’s recent efforts to ban bitcoin shows the potential weaknesses of cryptocurrency systems as well as some other interesting phenomena. What is the future of the Chinese cryptomarket? How does it affect the rest of the world? What is the future of cryptocurrency in general? #Facts #China #Bitcoin #Cryptocurrency

Around midday Eastern Time on October 4th, 2021 Facebook, along with WhatsApp, Instagram and Oculus, suddenly went down and were unavailable until 5 p.m. This short interruption in services that we've grown to consider a regular part of our life, demonstrated how much the world has become dependent on a few tech companies, some of which have made controversial moves recently.

Have you ever wondered why each US state is called the way it is? In this video we’ll cover the states west of the Mississippi river. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - #Facts #USA #USStates

We’ve all experienced incredibly cold winters, blazing summers and intense storms. But these are usually quite mild compared to weather extremes that occur all over our Earth. What are our planet’s weather records? Let’s dive into that and find out! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - #Facts #Climate #ExtremeWeather

The streaming giant is one of the largest companies trading publicly on the New York Stock Exchange. It's used in 61 countries, has 159 million active users and a library of 35 million songs. So how has a Swedish music service, launched in 2008, grown to be the biggest streaming platform in the world?

Minecraft is one of the biggest games in the world, if not the biggest. How could a small indie game with no funding and only one developer become the phenomena it is today? Let's take a trip down memory lane together, and find out. Minecraft is arguably the most influential of sandbox games. The player is dropped into a large randomized open world (actually infinite) with biomes such as mountains, forests, caves, plains and oceans - with no specific goal or objective. Progression can only be reached through an Achievements system. The world consists of cubes, or blocks, which you can destroy, remove, build or replace. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - #Facts #Minecraft #Gaming

A recent surge in the value of retro Nintendo video game cartridges is allegedly the result of fraud by grading company Wata Games and collectibles auction company Heritage Auctions, according to one journalist’s exposé. All year long, mint copies of vintage games like The Legend Of Zelda and the original Super Mario Bros. have been selling at auctions for millions of dollars, shattering world records almost as soon as a new one was set. Statement from Wata Games: "We're humbled by the support of our thousands of customers who trust us to provide accurate and transparent grading. The claims in this video are completely baseless and defamatory and it is unfortunate that Mr. Jobst did not contact us to give us the opportunity to correct him." - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - #Facts #Nintendo #Gaming

Since 2010, data breaches have exposed over 38 billion records, according to the cybersecurity firm Risk Based Security. That sounds like a lot — and it is. Consider this: There are roughly 327 million Americans, according to the latest Census estimate. That means the average person has had 116 of their accounts compromised over the past decade. Several companies, such as 7-Eleven, WhatsApp and Fortnite, reported security flaws in the past year that could have exposed millions of customers’ data, but the extent of the accessed data was not reported. Here’s a look at the data hacks that will go down in history as the biggest of the past decade. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - #Facts #DataLeak #Privacy

The evolution of transportation, just like the evolution of humankind, has gone through trials and tribulations as it has evolved through time. It has ebbed and flowed, overcoming challenges to grow to ever-increasing levels of complexity and efficiency. Today, we often take for granted our ability to get from one place to another, nearby or distant. We expect to get there, but don’t often reflect on how, and we suppose, more than we actually know, how we move from one location to another. Our greatest demands and challenges have, in turn, initiated our greatest inventive feats that have taken us from where we have come to where we intend to go.

Today, it can be difficult to understand the significance and potential impact that artificial intelligence (AI) has for humanity. From Siri to IBM’s Watson to Hollywood portrayals of killer robots, it’s not clear what we should ultimately expect from this exponential technology. What is clear: AI-powered products and services have made it into nearly every aspect of our personal and professional lives in just a few years. And as AI solutions continue to emerge and converge, that pace of change will only continue to accelerate. It’s easy to find scenarios of a utopian future of abundance where machines do all the hard work—as well as grim scenarios where unemployment soars as traditional workers are replaced by increasingly capable machines. With such rapid progress, it’s difficult to make assumptions about the future of AI. But instead of focusing on the unknown, we can examine what we know about AI, its current applications, and potential future impact. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Subscribe to Facts. http://goo.gl/yEIawC - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - #Facts #ArtificialIntelligence #Technology

Have you ever noticed the price of your favourite burger change over time? There's a whole economic theory that explains why! The Big Mac index is a survey created by The Economist magazine in 1986 to measure purchasing power parity (PPP) between nations, using the price of a McDonald's Big Mac as the benchmark. Purchasing power parity is an economic theory which states that exchange rates over time should move in the direction of equality across national borders in the price charged for an identical basket of goods. In this case, the basket of goods is a Big Mac.

The origins of stock trading can be traced right back to the first stock exchange in Antwerp, Belgium in the 1500s. Though this exchange did not trade stocks in companies as such, it was set up in a similar way to the modern exchanges that we know, and certainly paved the way for what followed. The first publicly traded company that you could buy stocks in was the East India Company in 1602. In modern times, the advances in computer technology have seen stock trading evolve greatly. Instead of having to be physically on the stock exchange floor to trade, stock traders do it all from their desks. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Subscribe to Facts. http://goo.gl/yEIawC - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - #Facts #Finance #RoboAdvisors

In just a few short decades, the video game industry has undergone dramatic change both technologically and culturally, and the pace of that change is only accelerating. Today, matches taking place between the best players on popular games like GTA V and League of Legends are broadcast live to millions, while thousands fill stadiums to cheer on their favorite gamers. The thought would’ve been unimaginable just three decades earlier when gamers would gather en masse at local arcades and the internet wouldn’t be a thing for years yet. For them, esports amounted to challenging the local high scores on arcade machines like Pac-Man and Space Invaders, to little acclaim and the loss of many quarters.