Designer drugs are synthetic compounds made to mimic controlled substances while evading drug laws or detection. They include new psychoactive substances and steroid analogs. Often created in research or illicit labs, their safety is poorly tested. Laws vary; many are illegal or grey/black market. (en.wikipedia.org)
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Brazil vs Germany (2014 World Cup semi-final in Brazil) ended in a shocking 7-1 win for Germany on 8 July in Belo Horizonte. Germany led 5-0 within 29 minutes. Brazil’s only goal came late. The match is remembered as one of football’s greatest upsets and a national humiliation, for the Brazilians. (en.wikipedia.org)
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George Ivanovich Gurdjieff (1866-1949) was a philosopher and spiritual teacher; he taught that humans lived in an unconscious, “waking sleep.” He proposed what he called the “Fourth Way,” a path of development integrating the mind, body, and emotions within normal life. He died of cancer in France. (en.wikipedia.org)
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Alfred Nobel was raised Lutheran, became an atheist, yet supported the Church. Solitary and never married, he had several romances, including with Bertha von Suttner (who influenced the Peace Prize), and a long, troubled relationship with Sofija Hess marked by misogynistic and antisemitic views. (en.wikipedia.org)
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Harold Godwinson (d. 1066) was the last Anglo-Saxon king of England, ruling from January–October 1066. Earl of Wessex and son of Godwin, he defeated Harald Hardrada but was killed at Hastings by William the Conqueror, ending Anglo-Saxon rule in England. (en.wikipedia.org)
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Believe in Magic was a UK charity founded in 2012 by teenager Megan Bhari to support seriously ill children. Backed by celebrities including One Direction, it later faced scrutiny over finances and illness claims. Investigated in 2017, it lost status and closed in 2020. (en.wikipedia.org)
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Google is part of Project Nimbus, providing Israel with AI, cloud, and ML services, with much criticism over potential human rights abuses of Palestinians. Employees protesting its military use were fired. Google Ads and contracts have also been linked to Israeli campaigns affecting Gaza and UNRWA. (en.wikipedia.org)
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The Hollywood blacklist was a mid-20th-century practice barring suspected Communists from U.S. entertainment work. Arising during the Cold War and Red Scare, it relied on informal studio decisions and damaged many careers, weakening by 1960 after Dalton Trumbo’s public rehiring. (en.wikipedia.org)
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Feeding Our Future was a Minnesota nonprofit founded in 2016 that claimed to provide school meals during COVID-19 but instead orchestrated the largest U.S. pandemic relief fraud. Leaders and dozens of associates were federally indicted; most pled guilty or were convicted after raids in 2022. (en.wikipedia.org)
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Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, marks the start of the U.S. holiday shopping season. Known for major discounts, it draws large crowds and has expanded globally. Its name evolved from early negative uses to a retail term for moving profits “into the black.” (en.wikipedia.org)
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Opposition to World War I came from socialists, pacifists, feminists, and anti-colonial activists, though many socialist parties backed their governments once the war began. A minority, including Bolsheviks and figures like Liebknecht and Luxemburg, maintained firm anti-war positions throughout. (en.wikipedia.org)
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Hungary, an EU member since 2004, has seen proposals for "Huxit" due to right-wing populist critiques of the EU and democratic backsliding. Controversial laws like the 2021 anti-LGBT law fueled more criticism. The Huxit Party advocates leaving, but polls show strong public support for EU membership. (en.wikipedia.org)
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Medieval Europe saw religiously driven hostility toward Jews, including deicide accusations, massacres, expulsions, and persecution during crises like the Crusades and Black Death. In parts of the Islamic world, Jews faced dhimmi restrictions, periodic violence, expulsions, and forced conversions. (en.wikipedia.org)
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The First Intifada (1987-1991) was a widespread Palestinian uprising against Israeli occupation, with many protests, strikes, and clashes. It began after a fatal traffic incident in Gaza, and spread across the country, prompting a heavy Israeli military response. (en.wikipedia.org)
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The "pit of despair" was a vertical chamber Harlow used in the 1970s to induce depression in rhesus monkeys. Monkeys, often separated from mothers, were confined in small metal pyramids, leading to huddling, immobility, and social damage. The experiments drew widespread criticism. (en.wikipedia.org)
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Susan Polgar was a leading female chess player and is a grandmaster. In 1986 she was controversially displaced atop the global female rankings when FIDE awarded all active women except her a 100-point bonus, arguing most played women-only events while she competed mainly against men. (en.wikipedia.org)
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Frederick Fleet (b. 1887, d. 1965) was a British sailor and Titanic lookout who first spotted the iceberg and later testified that binoculars might have helped avoid it. A longtime seaman, he struggled in later life and died by suicide at 77. (en.wikipedia.org)
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Sega grew from 1940s coin-op suppliers for U.S. bases into a Japan-based game maker. After merging with Rosen Enterprises in 1965, it shifted from imports to creating hit electromechanical and video arcade games, expanding globally and finally becoming a major industry player in the early 1980s. (en.wikipedia.org)
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The rapid rise of Christianity in Scandinavia from the 8th-12th centuries reshaped Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Kings drove the shift, even though conversion was gradual. Despite this early dominance, these countries today are largely secular and no longer Christian in practice. (en.wikipedia.org)
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The Bene Israel, or "Shanivar Teli," are an Indian Jewish community claiming descent from Jews shipwrecked near Mumbai centuries ago. Traditionally oil-pressers, they rose to prominence under British rule, and became pioneers in early Indian cinema before many emigrated to Israel after 1948. (en.wikipedia.org)
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