It's no secret that European colonialism was a vast, and often devastating, project that over several centuries put nearly the entire world under control of one European power or another. But just how vast can be difficult to fully appreciate.
If you are trying to get on Facebook or Instagram and can't - don't worry, it's not just you. Many social media users are reporting that they can't access either network. Down Detector reported thousands of Facebook outages Saturday morning, with 44% of users saying they were totally blacked out from the site and 38% saying they couldn't log in.
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REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) - When an Icelander arrives at an office building and sees "Solarfri" posted, they need no further explanation for the empty premises: The word means "when staff get an unexpected afternoon off to enjoy good weather."
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Sven Pelman has completed a monster doughnut eating challenge, downing a 3kg doughnut in less than 10 mins.
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NEWS,DONALD TRUMP,UNITED STATES.The whole world knows that security and background checks get tighten for people to enter US since Donald Trump took office. But have you ever heard about getting algorithm question asked during the iPixelstech, this page is to provide vistors information of the most updated technology information around the world.
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Two schoolgirls fell to their deaths after taking part in Blue Whale suicide game It is understood game masters set the participants tasks via social media Teens complete tasks like cutting themselves and it ends in suicide on day 50 Police are investigating given Russia has suffered similar problems historically Police in Russia are investigati...
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Only a couple of weeks ago, there were a lot of news headlines about how Germany had banned an internet-connected doll called "Cayla" over fears hackers could target children. One of their primary concerns was the potential risk to the privacy of children: conversations between the child and others can
Earlier this month, ZeniMax won a $500 million lawsuit against Oculus and its parent company Facebook. The court ruled that the VR headset manufacturer had indeed violated the company's copyrights and a non-disclosure agreement. That half a billion looks like it wasn't enough because ZeniMax wants blood.
http://www.gizmodo.com/zenimax-asks-court-to-ha...
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A testament to the arrogance of man. I didn't believe these were real; I couldn't find anything about them online except for some instagram posts from Samyang Foods' official feed (big thanks to Hans over at theramenrater.com for giving me the heads up on these).
http://www.ramenregretrater.com/2017/02/08/samy...
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From a lodge sculpted from ice to one made from metal sheets, there are an infinite number of offbeat hotels that re-think the traditional B&B. One open-air hotel, called Null Stern, eliminates walls and a roof altogether. Located in the middle of the Swiss Alps, it only features a bed with linens.
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