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Why is there such a big market for skin lightening creams in Asia? (“4 out of 10 women in Hong Kong, Malaysia, the Philippines, South Korea and Taiwan … gulfstream/2073

Extracts from jwz’s diary leading up to the Netscape 0.9 release. Kurt Andersen on why Netscape matters: “Paradox No. 2: Christopher Columbus … gulfstream/1578

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Card games developed in Asia from ancient form of fortune-telling, but they did not become popular in Europe until the invention of printing. Cards originally … quotes/273

Paradox No. 2: Christopher Columbus Was a Failure. His business model did not pan out: no western route to Asia, hardly any gold, abandonment by his investors, … quotes/236

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Myths about the developing world (Amazing graphics) (TEDTalks, Hans Rosling) - Google Video