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4 stages of economic performance in Japan

1945-1950 >>> Economic Turmoil

1952-1973 >>> The 'Miracle' Period

1973-1990 >>> Slowdown

after 1990 >>> Stagnation

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In a vacuum, light always travels at a speed of 299,792,458 meters per second, no matter how its speed is measured

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the 2nd indochina war fought between 1957 - 1975 on the ground in South Vietnam and bordering areas of Cambodia and Laos was won by the north vietnamese.

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The world's richest man is the owner of IKEA, low profile Swedish guy

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Light always travels at a speed of 299,792,458 meters per second.

- The nearest star (other than the Sun) is 4.3 light years away.

- Our galaxy (the Milky Way) is about 100,000 light years in diameter.

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you can measure distance with time but you cannot measure time with distance.

eg. (understandable) i am 2 minutes away. the two stars are 3 light-years apart.

eg. (difficult to comprehend) my class starts at 2 kilometers. the shop opens at 5 miles.

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A child still dies of hunger every five seconds, eight years on from a pledge to halve the world's hungry by 2015, a United Nations agency has said.

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Theoretically, tachyons (a theoretical particle) are faster than light. This can't be proven however, since WE are limited to the speed of light.

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There was once where N.Korea launch a Measat out of a sudden and it landed in the pacific ocean juz beside Japan ... N.Korea juz admit they launch the MEASAT but never giv the reason why (intention) ... this worries the Japan govt ...

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Spam is made from pig shoulders.

The first breakfast cereal in the US was "Elijah's Manna", which was re-named "Post Toasties".

The cream in Twinkies was originally bananna.

Among the Aztecs, one could buy the services of a prostitute for one night for two cacao beans.

The "Chef Boyardee" brand of canned meals was started by Hector Boiardi.

The "pilot" Looney Tune was "Bosko the Talk-Ink" starring the titular character.

The first Looney Tune released was "Sinkin' in the Bathtub" starrring Bosko.

The first Merrie Melody was "Lady Play Your Mandolin", starring a character named Foxy, who bore an stonishing resemblence to a certain Mouse.

The Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies theme song is call "The Merrie Go Round Broke Down".

The voice Mel Blanc used for Daffy Duck was the same as the one he used for Sylvester, just speeded up.

Sylvester appeared in almost twice as many cartoons as Tweety

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Alcohol can kill you. Drinking large amounts of alcohol can lead to coma or even death. Also, in 1998, 35.8 percent of traffic deaths of 15- to 20-year-olds were alcohol-related.

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