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Cryptocurrency blackmail scam alert

July 6, 2020 · 2 min read

You can subscribe to “alerts” from the FTC – direct-to-consumer notices about worldwide scams that are being perpetrated digitally. (Subscribe at ftc.gov.) I signed up a while ago. This is the most recent one…

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The Two Effects of Inflationary Psychology

May 2, 2022 · 1 min read

Inflationary psychology describes the behavior of consumers when they get accustomed to prices rising month after month. In such economic times, two subconscious behaviors become common. People buy more…

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Five Quick Bites — May 20, 2024

May 20, 2024 · 1 min read

Five Quick Bites * Interesting. Makes your head explode! How much did we spend on illegal immigrants in 2023? How about homeless veterans? Click here. * Fun. Shark Tank’s best pitch ever. Click here. *…

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Dolphins Sleep With Half Their Brain Awake

September 18, 2019 · 1 min read

Dolphins can put one side of their brain to sleep while the other side does the thinking.

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Amazon Rainforest Produces Half The World's Oxygen

February 14, 2019 · 1 min read

The Amazon rain forest produces half of the world’s oxygen supply.

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