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* [[Statue_of_liberty#Fundraising.2C_criticism.2C_and_construction_in_the_United_States|Statue of Liberty]] built by donations. "the World announced that $102,000 had been raised from 120,000 donors, and that 80 percent of the total had been received in sums of less than one dollar." | * [[Statue_of_liberty#Fundraising.2C_criticism.2C_and_construction_in_the_United_States|Statue of Liberty]] built by donations. "the World announced that $102,000 had been raised from 120,000 donors, and that 80 percent of the total had been received in sums of less than one dollar." | ||
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:CIA intervention for regime change: | :CIA intervention for regime change: | ||
:1953 Iran, 1954 Guatemala, 1959 Cuba, 1960 Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1963 Iraq, 1964 Brazil, 1966 Republic of Ghana, 1968 Iraq, 1973 Afghanistan, 1973 Iraq, 1976 Argentina, 1978 Afghanistan, 1980 Iran, 1980 El Salvador, 1980 Cambodia, 1980 Angola, 1981 Nicaragua, 1986 Phillippines, 1992 Iraq, 1993 Guatemala | :1953 Iran, 1954 Guatemala, 1959 Cuba, 1960 Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1963 Iraq, 1964 Brazil, 1966 Republic of Ghana, 1968 Iraq, 1973 Afghanistan, 1973 Iraq, 1976 Argentina, 1978 Afghanistan, 1980 Iran, 1980 El Salvador, 1980 Cambodia, 1980 Angola, 1981 Nicaragua, 1986 Phillippines, 1992 Iraq, 1993 Guatemala | ||
* | * Discrimination against atheists: A 2006 study found that 40% of respondents characterized atheists as a group that did "not at all agree with my vision of American society", and that 48% would not want their child to marry an atheist. In both studies, percentages of disapproval of atheists were above those for Muslims, African-Americans and homosexuals. [[Demographics of atheism#United Kingdom|Demographics]]: A 2009 study reported that two thirds of teenagers in the UK do not believe in God. | ||
* [[Einstein Cross]], all 4 quasars are the same one but the light is gravitationally lensed. | * [[Einstein Cross]], all 4 quasars are the same one but the light is gravitationally lensed. | ||
* [[Privatizing profits and socializing losses]], [[Socialism for the rich and capitalism for the poor]] and [[Corporate welfare]]. | * [[Privatizing profits and socializing losses]], [[Socialism for the rich and capitalism for the poor]] and [[Corporate welfare]]. | ||
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* [[Spiral dynamics]], human development. | * [[Spiral dynamics]], human development. | ||
* [[Cetacean intelligence]] - The same experiment was repeated with humans, and it took the volunteers about the same length of time to figure out what was being asked of them. After an initial period of frustration or anger, the humans realised they were being rewarded for novel behavior. In dolphins this realisation produced excitement and more and more novel behaviors - in humans it mostly just produced relief. | * [[Cetacean intelligence]] - The same experiment was repeated with humans, and it took the volunteers about the same length of time to figure out what was being asked of them. After an initial period of frustration or anger, the humans realised they were being rewarded for novel behavior. In dolphins this realisation produced excitement and more and more novel behaviors - in humans it mostly just produced relief. | ||
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