What do you know about the toothpick industry? Here are a couple of links that might enlighten you: The Straight Dope: Toothpick manufacturers (most of them are in Maine) steam birch logs to make them easier to cut, then “veneer” them, which means they peel each log into a thin sheet, sort of like unrolling […]
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Iraqi’s culinary tastes have changed since US tanks rolled into Baghdad in 2003, and one restaurant there is leading the charge: Diners sitting at outdoor tables among the date palms would occasionally hear the sounds of rockets flying overhead, often aimed at the Green Zone on the other side of the Tigris River. The rockets,
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WSJ: Anyone who has seen a Major League Baseball game the past few years has seen the absurdity: wooden bats constantly splintering, shattering and breaking, their shards fluttering across the field and occasionally into the stands. But where the rest of us saw an annoyance and potentially a danger, two fans saw a business opportunity.
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As Daniel Felkins’ grandmother approached the age of 90, she realized that she needed help doing things she had once done herself. One of these important things was caring for and maintaining her late husband’s gravesite. Daniel and his wife stepped in to help. After his grandmother passed away, Daniel realized that no one would
You’re at your favorite deli waiting patiently in line to buy a sandwich for lunch. As you approach the counter, the customer in front of you drops his business card into a fishbowl labeled “customer of the month.” Instead of scribbling their names on the back of a receipt, most are just dropping their business
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The life of the enterprising individual is a bit like that of the old school buccaneers, or at least the romanticized version of them – not the reality, where everyone had scurvy and went a bit mad. No, it’s more like the life of pirate in the sense that you’ll have to explore uncharted territories
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1928 – The U.K. Parliament passes the Dangerous Drugs Act outlawing cannabis. 1951 – CBS makes the first color televisions available for sale to the general public, but the product is discontinued less than a month later. 2008 – SpaceX launches the first private spacecraft, the Falcon 1 into orbit. “When I woke up just
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On this day in 1948 – Candid Camera makes its television debut after being on radio for a year as Candid Microphone. The show involved concealing cameras filming ordinary people being confronted with unusual situations, sometimes involving trick props, such as a desk with drawers that pop open when one is closed or a car
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Amusing Planet: What happens to yellow school buses retired from commission in the United States? They start a new colorful life as Chicken Buses in Guatemala. When American school buses reach the age of ten years or 150,000 miles, they are sold at auction. Many of these buses are bought and driven down through Mexico
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This is the story of how I accidentally became a professional blogger and started Dane Carlson’s Business Opportunities Weblog. This tale has been a long time coming, because it’s not really something I ever wanted to share. I was always afraid that if I told my startup story I’d just create more competition for myself
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