... that in the video game Frog Fractions, the player travels from a lily pad on Earth to Mars, where they must obtain a
work visa to continue working on the planet?
... that Google Personalized Search, a feature of
Google Search, returns search results based on previous search queries made by the same person, and which results they clicked on?
... that the website The Oatmeal, with comics of subjects ranging from zombies, to horse care, to English grammar, receives over 20 million hits a month after existing for less than a year?
... that
Edward Lampert became the first
hedge fund manager to earn more than US$1 billion in a single year, when the investments owned by his firm, ESL Investments, rose in value by 69% in 2004?
... that in recommending their products,
Amazon.com originally used the technology behind MovieLens, a website that suggested films to its users based on their preferences?
... that the Google Guys, composed of
Google founders
Sergey Brin and
Larry Page, are among the richest people in the world with a net worth of
US$17.5 billion each?
... that the
word gameTrickster, a spin-off of
Scrabble, includes changes to the original game such as allowing players to form
proper nouns with their letters and stealing another player's tiles?
... that the music
websiteSongMeanings was created after its founder was inspired by a debate surrounding the meaning behind music group
Ben Folds Five's song "
Brick"?
... that
social bookmarking service AddThis, combined with its parent company
Clearspring, reach an online audience of more than 200 million monthly viewers?
... that the 1904 painting by
Pablo Picasso, The Actor, estimated to be worth over $100 million, was torn when a woman stumbled and fell into it?
... that the website Like.com allows users to highlight a part of a product image and search for similar-looking products based on the
pattern,
shape, and
color of the highlighted part?
... that over 5,000 people applied to the
quiz showJeopardy! to be a part of the show's Clue Crew, a team of correspondents that film videos used to accompany some of the show's clues?
... that professional
poker player Ilari Sahamies lost over US$3 million playing
online poker while drunk, including more than $700,000 in a single day?
... that 21-year-old professional
poker player Sami Kelopuro experiences daily swings of up to one million dollars when playing
online poker?
... that the
support website Get Satisfaction was created after its founders realized that on the
Internet, when people had issues with companies, other people were often willing to help out?
... that the
gambling magazine Total Gambler was
Britain's most widely circulated monthly
men's magazine when it launched in August 2005, with an initial print run of 650,000 copies?
... that the Canadian
Mohawk chief, the Flemish Bastard, was considered the primary spokesman for the pro-
French faction of
Canada in the 17th century?
... that John Adams served as a member of the Executive Council of
Nova Scotia for 20 years, making him one of the council's longest-serving members?
... that in the
Wii video game Neighborhood Games, when playing with more than one person,
player characters can taunt opposing players to break their concentration?
... that while Auguste Achintre was traveling to
New York City as
Haiti's ambassador to the United States, the Haitian government was overthrown, revoking his role as
ambassador?
... that the 21st Chancellor of the
University of Toronto, Samuel Beatty, was the first person to receive a PhD in mathematics from a Canadian university?
... that when
Adobe Systems acquired the company Scene7 in May 2007, its CEO, Doug Mack, became vice president of the Creative Solutions Services division at Adobe?
... that the website Techmeme, created by Gabe Rivera, searches for the most popular
technology-related news on the
Internet and orders them based on an
algorithm that determines popularity?
... that in the video game Frog Fractions, the player travels from a lily pad on Earth to Mars, where they must obtain a
work visa to continue working on the planet?
... that Google Personalized Search, a feature of
Google Search, returns search results based on previous search queries made by the same person, and which results they clicked on?
... that the website The Oatmeal, with comics of subjects ranging from zombies, to horse care, to English grammar, receives over 20 million hits a month after existing for less than a year?
... that
Edward Lampert became the first
hedge fund manager to earn more than US$1 billion in a single year, when the investments owned by his firm, ESL Investments, rose in value by 69% in 2004?
... that in recommending their products,
Amazon.com originally used the technology behind MovieLens, a website that suggested films to its users based on their preferences?
... that the Google Guys, composed of
Google founders
Sergey Brin and
Larry Page, are among the richest people in the world with a net worth of
US$17.5 billion each?
... that the
word gameTrickster, a spin-off of
Scrabble, includes changes to the original game such as allowing players to form
proper nouns with their letters and stealing another player's tiles?
... that the music
websiteSongMeanings was created after its founder was inspired by a debate surrounding the meaning behind music group
Ben Folds Five's song "
Brick"?
... that
social bookmarking service AddThis, combined with its parent company
Clearspring, reach an online audience of more than 200 million monthly viewers?
... that the 1904 painting by
Pablo Picasso, The Actor, estimated to be worth over $100 million, was torn when a woman stumbled and fell into it?
... that the website Like.com allows users to highlight a part of a product image and search for similar-looking products based on the
pattern,
shape, and
color of the highlighted part?
... that over 5,000 people applied to the
quiz showJeopardy! to be a part of the show's Clue Crew, a team of correspondents that film videos used to accompany some of the show's clues?
... that professional
poker player Ilari Sahamies lost over US$3 million playing
online poker while drunk, including more than $700,000 in a single day?
... that 21-year-old professional
poker player Sami Kelopuro experiences daily swings of up to one million dollars when playing
online poker?
... that the
support website Get Satisfaction was created after its founders realized that on the
Internet, when people had issues with companies, other people were often willing to help out?
... that the
gambling magazine Total Gambler was
Britain's most widely circulated monthly
men's magazine when it launched in August 2005, with an initial print run of 650,000 copies?
... that the Canadian
Mohawk chief, the Flemish Bastard, was considered the primary spokesman for the pro-
French faction of
Canada in the 17th century?
... that John Adams served as a member of the Executive Council of
Nova Scotia for 20 years, making him one of the council's longest-serving members?
... that in the
Wii video game Neighborhood Games, when playing with more than one person,
player characters can taunt opposing players to break their concentration?
... that while Auguste Achintre was traveling to
New York City as
Haiti's ambassador to the United States, the Haitian government was overthrown, revoking his role as
ambassador?
... that the 21st Chancellor of the
University of Toronto, Samuel Beatty, was the first person to receive a PhD in mathematics from a Canadian university?
... that when
Adobe Systems acquired the company Scene7 in May 2007, its CEO, Doug Mack, became vice president of the Creative Solutions Services division at Adobe?
... that the website Techmeme, created by Gabe Rivera, searches for the most popular
technology-related news on the
Internet and orders them based on an
algorithm that determines popularity?