Since its inception in 1989, the internet has been in a phase of endless flux as millions of various sites emerged and then fell by the wayside. Many monstrous corporate players have arisen from this first chaos over the decades and swallowed most of their former contestants on a global scale.
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In Asia, like in other parts of our planet, many separatist movements arise due to racial, religious, and cultural differences among certain peoples and the preponderance or ruling class in every nation.
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There are more than 640 various species of trees in the United States. The West, Douglas-fir is the most common tree by volume, while Red Maple is the most common by number. I wonder how this affected the appearance of toponyms in various regions of the U.S.
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71% of the surface of our planet is covered in water, with 96.5 percent of that being the world ocean. There are 5 oceans, more than 177 million lakes, and 76 rivers that are more than 1,000 miles (1,600 kilometers) long.
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Today it is estimated that there are around 850,000 active podcasts and over 30 million podcast episodes. But in comparison to other media, the podcast industry is tiny, bringing in less than 1 billion dollars in ad revenue.
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Discover the future of Africa as tectonic movements create new oceans, alter climates, and redefine economic landscapes.
Read MoreThe map published by Richard Edes Harrison for Fortune Magazine in 1941 shows the world divided amid World War II. The American cartographer uses different colors to group all the powers based on their alignment with the two existing sides.
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The Roman Army had approached the South West by AD 45-47 under Aulus Plautius. Large parts of Great Britain were under occupation by the Roman Empire from AD 43 to AD 410. Throughout that time, the nation has the status of a Roman province. 46,323 Roman settlers resided in Britain from various parts of the Empire.
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As the most-streamed Spotify song of all time, Ed Sheeran’s Shape of You has earned over $13 million in revenue, making it the most valuable song globally, coming on top in eight countries. The most-streamed music in a single country is Post Malone’s rockstar, which has played 715 million times in the US, earning over $3.5m.
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The amount of interracially married couples has grown from 310 thousand in 1970 to 651 thousand in 1980, to 964 thousand in 1990, to 1.5 million in 2000 and 2.3 million in 2008; estimating for 0.7%, 1.3%, 1.8%, 2.6% and 3.9% of the total amount of married couples in those years, respectively.
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