From the day
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Friday, January 2, 2009
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The Headlines
As Recession Deepens, So Does Milk Surplus
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)
Beyoncé
#1 at the box office
Marley & Me
The must-have
Zhu Zhu Pets
You Share a Birthday With
- Thérèse of Lisieux (1873)
- Rudolf Clausius (1822)
- Mehmed IV (1642)
- Mily Balakirev (1837)
- Osman III (1699)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
sketchypeepsnewbie
Text Speak
brblolomgrofltmi
Emo
rawrsqueescene
Reality Tv
you're firedthe tribe has spoken
Tech Check
Bitcoin, WhatsApp, Uber & Windows 7.
Cost of Living (2008)
Loaf of Bread
$1.37
Gallon of Gas
$3.27
Average Home
$229,600
New Car
$25,200
Meanwhile
- The Great Recession — Housing market crash; Lehman Brothers collapse (2008-09-15).
Time Elapsed
6,363 days ago
(17 years, 158 days)