4.3 million retail salespeople in the U.S.
In the United States, there are 4.3 million retail salespeople. That is equivalent to the population in the state of Kentucky. And there are 310 prosthodontists — that is, dentists specializing in prosthetic teeth — which is enough to fill, well, a medium-sized lecture hall.
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Monaco
According to the list of the world’s billionaires released by Forbes the United States isn’t even in the top 1o. At the top the list is a tiny country with a relatively small but proportionally large number of billionaires. That country is Monaco. Monaco has three billionaires—specifically, David and Ezra Nahmad, two brothers who are art “megadealers,” along with Lily Safra, the widow of a wealthy banker.
Military tops the list of most stressful jobs.
There are many jobs require constant physical activity, or place people in danger if they aren’t able to act quickly on their feet. CareerCast, has compiled a list of the most stressful and least stressful occupations for this year. Military occupations are on the top of its list for the most stressful jobs.
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Get someone to do a favor for you.
Here is a list of the top ten ways to win friends and influence people using psychology without being a jerk or making someone feel bad.
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73% of workers are stressed out at work.
“I am soooo stressed out right now!” When is the last time you heard someone say that? Probably just three minutes ago, right?
According to a recent work-stress survey by Harris Interactive for Everest College, nearly three-fourths (73 percent) of workers are stressed out by at least one thing at work.
Xbox 720
Most people are pretty happy with the available gadgets on the market. Phones can do almost anything, cars nearly drive themselves and video games have never looked more fantastic.
How much better can it get?
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Gangnam Style
The list of the ten most popular videos posted on YouTube in 2012 has been released.
Each time YouTube releases this list, we get a little insight into our culture. The list also helps us better understand YouTube’s place in the world, as a place for sharing videos from professional creators and people off the street. (Videos)
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The “Free CGC” ad went viral on the Chinese Internet.
Chinese social media has become a prominent source keeping people updated about what’s happening in China with over 400 million Weibo (China;s twitter) users.. Here are China’s 10 most memorable Internet memes of 2012. They cover scandal, celebrity, humour and buzzwords.
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“The data comes from 200,000 students at 2000 college campuses.”
What companies top the list of the top 10 places students want to work after college? Would it surprise you to learn that the NSA and AT&T top that list?
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The world wide web
We have experienced a continuous revolution of new vs. old, manual work vs. automation, digital vs. analog in the past 45 years. In that time, thousands of sophisticated IT products fueled a series of information revolutions that transformed the business and consumer worlds.
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Winner of the 2012 “Inventor of the Year Award” – Power Practical
There was no shortage of creativity on display at this year’s DaVinci Inventor Showcase. Inventors came from all across the U.S. to be part of one of the nation’s most prestigious inventor events.
Winning top prize at this years event was Power Practical for their ingenious Power Pot. Using the magic of thermoelectric power generation, the PowerPot is a cooking pot generator that uses the heat from cooking to run a 5W generator that can power up to 2-3 USB devices at a time. With 5 watts of output and a USB interface, the product is designed to supply the power necessary to charge devices anywhere.
The complete list of inventors receiving awards and honorable mentions included:
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It’s already well-known that San Francisco, including Silicon Valley, is the technology capital of the world. Seven of the top 10 most-visited websites are based there, including Google, Yahoo, Facebook and Ask. But how does the rest of the USA fare for tech start-ups?
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