The document discusses several topics in short passages:
1. Miguel Caballero is a clothing company in Colombia that started making Bibles and backpacks and now sells jackets, shirts, and coats in Colombia and the US.
2. Fulham FC was walking around their pitch with a blanket to raise money for the club.
3. The Pechanga Resort and Casino in California is owned by Native American Indian tribes and generates significant revenue for them and the state.
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Miguel Caballero is a clothing company in Bogota,
Colombia. Started by Miguel Caballero who
initially was making Bibles and backpacks, this
company sells safari jackets, t-shirts, sports coats
etc that are sold across Colombia and US. These
are sold only in a few shops and are catching up in
the US market. But the warranty for these shirts
last till it’s put to test. What is special about these
clothing items?
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Will Brookes, the founder of
MyFootballClub.co.uk and an advertising
copywriter, once went to Craven Cottage
and found the members of Fulham FC
walking around the edge of the pitch with
a huge blanket. Why were Fulham doing
this?
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The Pechanga Resort and Casino is the largest
Casino in California. There are multiple casinos
alike that challenges the one’s in Las Vegas.
Pechanga is not only the largest employer in the
state but is also generating a lot of money for
California, and its owners who have found a
sustainable livelihood. Who are the owners?
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‘Paving for _____’ is an initiative by this company
to tackle the problem with potholes that this
company has been facing. They have been patching
up potholes in a number of US Cities in California,
Texas, Georgia etc. They have even put up their
brand’s logo on the patch with a caption ‘Oh yes we
did’. One of the reasons cited for this initiative is
because of the company’s unique policy. What
company is this?
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London Heathrow Airport is one of the
busiest airports in the world with four
passenger terminals and two runways. In
2004 and in 2007, Qantas Airways and
British Mediterranean Airways flew a
‘Ghost Flight’ which has no passengers
inside. Why were they flying these?
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This is the 1966 University of Florida’s football team. The team had a
successful season that year because of the school’s kidney disease
specialist Robert Cede. He found out that the wilting heat and the
loss of nutrients in their body was having a direct effect on their
performance. Hence, he created something. What?
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The Grand Central Station in New York is
considered to be a pioneer in many ways. It helped
New York become the city as it is today by having
an underground railroad network and hub that
connects the entire city. The cost of maintaining
and revamping the station were only made possible
after William Wilgus, the railroad’s chief engineer
came up with a first-of-its-kind idea. What was the
idea he came up with?
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Koppert Biological Systems is one of the most innovative Dutch
companies to boost agriculture and horticulture through natural
means. One of their popular products is called as the Natupol
Booster. Used for pollination, the product helps the farmers to
achieve 20 to 30 percent increase in yields and fruit weight.
What's special about this product?
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OrthoMetals is a company that works with certain
establishments to collect metals. In the UK alone, the
company works with more than 260 establishments. The
company collects metals like copper, stainless steel and
sometimes gold, palladium etc., and give them a ‘new life’
by making them into aircraft components, components
for electric cars, construction of gold signs and many
other things. Where are these materials sourced from?
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The US mints were established at various places to mint
the US Dollar for circulation across all its territories but
one. The economy of one of this US territory was so poor
to use the US dollar that President Theodore Roosevelt
signed the creation of a special mint in this place in 1902.
It took twenty years for the Mint to produce the US
Dollar and soon replaced the Peso’s that were used here
with the ‘Wilson Dollar’ which had a picture of Woodrow
Wilson and Juan Moneta, the goddess of money. Where
was this now-defunct Mint created?
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‘Lola Lik' is a creative hub that was
commissioned by Gemeente Amsterdam. The
space is being used by creative professionals and
craftspeople, who co-create work with refugees.
This space is located in the former main building
of the Bijlmerbajes. Many such buildings are
being converted since they no longer serve the
purpose due to a dip in something in the
Netherlands. What was originally in this space?
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Manchester has a statue of Abraham Lincoln.
This is because a lot of people respected
Abraham Lincoln although he was the reason
behind the Lancashire Cotton Famine which
saw mass unemployment and poverty in the
region. Why did Manchester face a cotton
famine although United States had large
quantities of cottons?
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The Crown Property Act in Thailand was passed in
1936. It reorganized the Thai Royal family assets
into separate categories of royal assets. However,
the act was repealed last year and the Crown’s and
the King’s personal holdings will be placed in a
single category to be administered by King
Vajiralongkorn. Worth about $30bn, what has this
caused the King to do according to the release by
the Palace?
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During the 1970’s, the Arous resort was opened in Sudan. The resort introduced
windsurfing to the country and even provided the guests with Hilton-like features. A
lot of staff went missing at night in search of something and while the resort was still
operating in 1985, the officials disbanded it by night as Sudan officials grew doubtful.
Who owned this resort or what was happening?
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This year, the Government of the United States paid $458 million
to the Texas based non-profit organization called ‘Southwest Key
Programs’ for something. What do they do that’s been in the
news for all the negative reasons?
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The Savoy Hotel Court in Britain is one of the
oldest and the most luxurious hotels. It used to
have a lot of visitors who kept blocking the
entrance of the hotel. Being a luxury property,
they did not find this attractive and thus got
consent from the Parliament in 1902 to do
something. This is the only place in entire Britain
where this practice is followed as the area is a
private property. What was the solution?
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Hayley Joy Weinburg is a fashion designer in
South Africa who runs a label called Hayley
Joy. After requests from a lot of customers,
she devised a set of color codes. People today
go to her shop and ask for Lime Green
flower, Pink Heart, Turquoise bow etc. What
does it indicate?
51. CLOTH SIZES TO ENSURE PEOPLE WITH
OBESITY DO NOT EMBARRASS
THEMSELVES WHEN ASKING FOR THEIR
SIZE
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The skin-care brand Nivea recently built this robot
called the Pooping Robot. The robot poops on children
playing in the beach and is being controlled by the
drone pilots. Why does it poop on children?
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In 1928, the Danish
newspaper Politiken held a
contest to honor the
centennial of Jules Verne.
The winner would re-enact
the voyage of Phileas Fogg
from Around the World in
80 Days. Palle Huld, a
teenager was selected by the
newspaper and he
circumnavigated the globe in
44 days. He is alleged to
have been an inspiration for
a popular character. Which
character?
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Before the Euro, the currency of the
Netherlands was the 'Guilder'. The word
'Guilder' is derived from the Dutch word
for something, since the coins were made
using a particular metal. What were the
coins originally made of?
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Gerard Heineken who hired Dr.Elion in
1873 to work at his brewery, developed
something called as the 'Heineken-A Yeast'
that made the Bavarian bottom
fermentation possible and paved way for
the beer's quality and taste. He was the
student of which popular scientist?
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It calls itself the company that made the
exploration of Antarctica possible by
helping Ernest Shackleton and Captain
Scott, and the Louis Bleriot's flight across
the English Channel, and Prince Borghese
win in the Peking to Paris motor rally.
Which company?