May 7, 2021

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  • in Nature

    Why does it rain? Clouds, humidity, and dew point

    Why does it rain? It rains when droplets of water in the clouds grow so large that they become too heavy to stay suspended in the air due to gravity. Then the droplets fall from the clouds as rain. Rain is essentially the clouds themselves falling to the surface of Earth one heavy water droplet […] More

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  • in Sports

    MLB, NFL and NBA League Structures

    League Structures The league structures for the MLB, NFL, and NBA are surprisingly similar! Top-level split in league hierarchies MLB 30 teams Split into two nationwide “leagues” 15 teams in the American League (AL) 15 teams in the National League (NL) There is one team in Canada, the Toronto Blue Jays. NFL 32 teams Split […] More

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  • in Personal Development

    Brief: Bill Gates divorce, WhatsApp saturation, Perfect Mother’s Day gift, Covid immunity

    Saturday, May 8, 2021 Short talking points Bill and Melinda Gates are divorcing. They didn’t sign a prenup. Woohoo! “WhatsApp is growing despite months of backlash over policy changes.” I think this is fake news. Because based on my conversations with friends and family in different countries, it seems like WhatsApp adoption has reached full […] More

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  • in Politics

    Earmarks

    An earmark is a clause inserted into a spending appropriations bill that directs funds to a specific recipient while circumventing the merit-based or competitive funds allocation process. Earmarks are a feature in American public finance. Sometimes it will be reported that politicians use earmarks to fund pet projects. Honestly, I know earmarks are a real […] More

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