Animal shelters

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Animal shelters, or what used to be known as pounds or dog pounds, are either governmental or private organizations that provide temporary homes for stray, surrendered, or abandoned pet animals. They most often house dogs and cats. The animal is … Read More

Yakuza and gambling

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A yakuza (ヤクザ/やくざ) is a member of a group of organized crime in Japan. By extension, this word refers to any Japanese thug. The yakuza are represented by four major unions, present throughout the archipelago, and also have ramifications in … Read More

Car classification

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Car classification is a somewhat subjective subject, as many vehicles fall between classes or even outside all of them. Not all car types are sold in all countries and names differ in some cases between British and American English. Where … Read More

Unusual bets

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These days one can bet on almost anything: from whether it will snow on Christmas day, to which volcano will erupt next, to outcomes in worldwide presidential elections. While these may seem rather random and whilst you may be wondering … Read More

The crazy Flappy Bird

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He is Nguyễn Hà Đông, a Vietnam-based developer from Hanoi. He created Flappy Bird  in the span of two to three days, realeasing it on May 24, 2013, and removing it from both Apple’s App Store and Google Play on … Read More

Adobe Flash Player

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Adobe Flash Player allows quick installation. The use of vectorial graphics (such as PostScript, SVG and PDF) – especially when they are combined with ActionScript code for animation – allows Flash files to be small files that use less bandwidth … Read More

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