“prescription scrawl” is the phenomenon where doctors, writing quickly under heavy time pressure, produce signatures and notes that sacrifice clarity for speed and become nearly impossible to read
Hello Kitty is considered one of the highest grossing franchises on the planet, with an estimated value of over $80 billion dollars.
The design for the character was somewhat coincidental, with the first ever iteration of Hello Kitty being a coin purse dating back to 1975. Despite popular belief, she’s not actually a cat, rather a girl named “Kitty White”.
In 2024, a small animal shaped mark embedded in a Chicago sidewalk became an unexpected attraction, with visitors leaving behind coins, flowers, and other tiny tributes.
Even though it only recently gained widespread attention, the imprint had existed for many years.
Experts believe it was created when an animal either landed on or pressed into freshly poured concrete, leaving behind a remarkably clear body outline. While people nicknamed it the “rat hole,” later examinations indicate the shape was more likely made by a squirrel than a rat.
in 2013, Arun Gupta built the first version of Grailed from his new york apartment, coding the platform on his own.
the site grew into a major resale marketplace focused on designer and archival fashion, earning a reputation for high-priced secondhand pieces. in october 2022, grailed was acquired, cementing its position alongside platforms like Depop and eBay as one of the leading players in secondhand fashion.
today, the platform remains defined by its marketplace culture, where thousands of lowball offers are sent daily on high-end listings.
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Jobaphobia: an internet term for the fear of having a job, while “ergophobia” is the fear of work.
Ergophobia can be triggered by a negative event; other factors can also contribute to an intense fear of work, thereby leading to the person losing their job.
When a person suffers from ergophobia, working becomes nearly impossible. This can feel alienating and paralyzing, as working is an integral part of our human experience.
Subway’s iconic ingredient posters, like the bread and tomato ones, were custom shot by food photographers and used in over 40,000 stores to push freshness without any logos. After store closures, they’ve become meme famous and now resell for around $500 on the secondhand market.
flappy bird was removed from both the app store and google play on february 10, 2014, with nguyen (the creator) claiming that he felt guilty over what he considered to be the game’s addictive nature and overusage.
by then, it had been downloaded over 50 million times and the creator was making $50,000 a day from ads.
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National Geographic tees from the late 90s and early 2000s. Each shirt credits the photographer, names the species in Latin, and includes a couple of facts about the animal.
