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Volkswagen emissions scandal aka Dieselgate: in 2015, the US found VW had programmed its engines to activate emissions controls only during lab emissions testing; they emitted up to 40x more NOx in real-world driving. VW deployed this in ~11m cars, including 500k in the US, in model years 2009-15.
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Volkswagen emissions scandal aka Dieselgate: in 2015, the US found VW had programmed its engines to activate emissions controls only during lab emissions testing; they emitted up to 40x more NOx in real-world driving. VW deployed this in ~11m cars, including 500k in the US, in model years 2009-15.

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u/Pupikal — 1 day ago
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Strait of Hormuz crisis: the US attacked Iran & killed its leader; Iran responded by closing the strait, creating the largest-ever oil disruption. The US claimed the strait was open, then repeatedly demanded international help & counter-blockaded while claiming Iran was powerless. It remains closed.

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u/Pupikal — 8 days ago
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Private William Henry Christman, United States Army, the first soldier buried at Arlington National Cemetery during the Civil War. He joined the 67th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment on March 25, 1864 and died of peritonitis less than two months later. He was buried on May 13, 162 years ago today.

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u/Pupikal — 9 days ago
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Kindergarten: preschool education based on playing, singing, practical activities (eg drawing), and socializing. In 1837, German Friedrich Fröbel opened the first such institute and later coined the term ("garden of children") to emphasize that children should be nurtured "like plants in a garden".

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u/Pupikal — 9 days ago
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Liberal elite: term used to describe politically liberal people whose education has traditionally opened the doors to affluence. It is commonly invoked pejoratively, with the implication that such people cannot understand the needs of the working class or be sincerely concerned for their wellbeing.

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u/Pupikal — 10 days ago
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"Why Socialism?": 1949 article by Albert Einstein in which he addresses problems with capitalism, such as wealth inequality and oligarchy. He concludes that the only solution is a planned economy with social ownership of the means of production and democracy to protect the rights of individuals.

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u/NAStrahl — 11 days ago
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USS Thresher, US Navy nuclear-powered submarine: In 1963, she sank during deep-diving testing, killing all 129 aboard. A watershed moment, the loss led to a rigorous Navy safety program known as SUBSAFE. She was 1st nuclear sub lost at sea & the 3rd of 4 submarines ever lost with >100 people aboard.

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u/Pupikal — 14 days ago
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Veblen good: luxury good for which demand increases as price increases, in apparent contradiction of the law of demand. Higher prices may make such a good desirable as a status symbol in the practices of conspicuous consumption and conspicuous leisure, and desirable as something few others can own.

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u/Pupikal — 14 days ago