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Thursday, August 15, 2013
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The Headlines
Old Economies Rise as Growing Markets Begin to Falter
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Blurred Lines
Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell
#1 at the box office
The Butler
$24,637,312
The must-have
Rainbow Loom
On This Day
The Smithsonian announces the discovery of the olinguito, the first new carnivorous species found in the Americas in 35 years.
Wikipedia →At least 27 people are killed and 226 injured in an explosion in southern Beirut near a complex used by Lebanon's militant group Hezbollah in Lebanon. A previously unknown Syrian Sunni group claims responsibility in an online video.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Napoleon (1769)
- Walter Scott (1771)
- Jennifer Lawrence (1990)
- Ben Affleck (1972)
- Louis de Broglie (1892)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
basicclap backghostingsaltyshade
Social Media
hashtagselfietrendingviral
Gen Z
betcapfinesselityeet
Tech Check
PlayStation 4, Slack, Vine & CRISPR.
Cost of Living (2010)
Loaf of Bread
$1.37
Gallon of Gas
$2.79
Average Home
$221,800
New Car
$29,217
Time Elapsed
4,677 days ago
(12 years, 297 days)