June 6, 2019

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In 1994, Jeff Bezos came across this stat: the internet had grown by 2300% the year previous.

"A nontrivial baseline growing at 2,300% a year is clearly going to be everywhere tomorrow," he said.

"And so the question was: What kind of business plan would make sense in the context of that growth?"

Two years later, Amazon was born.

 

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The Naked Truth

Uber's Path Of Destruction, The Surprising History Of Streaking (Yes, The Naked Kind), and more.
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A LONG JOURNEY AHEAD
AN UGLY TURN
Uber's Path Of Destruction
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Since it began operations in 2010, Uber has grown to the point where it now collects over $45 billion in gross passenger revenue. But the widespread belief that it is a highly innovative and successful company has no basis in economic reality.
IT'S HAD A LONG RUN
The Surprising History Of Streaking (Yes, The Naked Kind)
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More than 500 years ago, the first known streakers ran with noble intentions.
THE RACE IS ON
The Most Sold Plug-In Electric Vehicles In The US From 2010 To 2019, Visualized
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For a long time, the competition between Tesla, Chevrolet and Nissan had been closer than we envisioned.
CASHING OUT
The Rise And Fall Of The Professional Sports Bettor
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A few days in Atlantic City with a professional bettor and a backpack filled with $150,000 in cash.
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SOMETHING OLD, SOMETHING NEW
Are Hollywood Remakes More Successful Than The Original Movies?
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In recent years, as many as one in 20 of Hollywood's highest-grossing movies have been revamped versions of an original. We analyzed the ratings and profitability of remade movies vs their originals to find out which versions are more successful.
SOMETHING TASTES FUNNY
The Secretive Nonprofit That Made Millions Suing Companies Over Cancer Warnings
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Meet the obscure group behind the fight over cancer warnings on coffee.
UNEXPECTED FALLOUT
How Scientists Use Nuclear Fallout To Identify Art Forgeries
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Investigators trying to ferret out counterfeit artworks can apply techniques relying on radiocarbon dating.
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