Adolph Shamms invented a multistage rocket. A multistage rocket is a rocket that has two or more rockets stacked on top of each other, or attached next to each other. Tweet
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Quote Of The Day
“Patience doesn’t mean making a pact with the devil of denial, ignoring our emotions and aspirations. It means being wholeheartedly engaged in the process that’s unfolding, rather than ripping open a budding flower or demanding a caterpillar hurry up and get that chrysalis stage over with.” -Sharon Salzberg Tweet
Read the rest of this entry »The Fly Or Die Commerce Report: Is Cash Becoming Obsolete In China?
According to Business Insider, cash is decreasingly becoming a valid form of payment in China. Mobile payments made via smartphones has become increasingly popular in the country. Business Insider states that: “Last year, the volume of mobile payments in China more than doubled, surging to a total of $5trillion…A research investment company based in Hong […]
Read the rest of this entry »The Fly Or Die Commerce Report: Starbucks Closes Its Online Store
In a shocking move in this digital age, Starbucks has decided to shut down its online store. This online shut down has also come at a time, when, according to Forbes, Starbucks has also announced that it will be closing “all 379 of its stand-alone Teavana stores.” According to the New York Times, Starbucks’ decision […]
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“The problem is not the statistical lack; the problem is that people are squandering their time and resources on the wrong thing.” -Jim Collins Tweet
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“At age twenty-eight, [Benjamin Banneker] the young clockmaker fell in love with Anola, a beautiful slave on a nearby plantation. He could marry her legally only if she were free, but her master refused to sell her to Banneker, saying, ‘I will never sell her to a Negro!’ Banneker devised an elaborate plan to steal […]
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“You talk about slavery, it never begun until after we was supposed to be free.” -Dave Byrd (From, “Tomlinson Hill- The Remarkable Story Of Two Families Who Share The Tomlinson Name- One White, One Black”) Tweet
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