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Fake chargers and imitation gadgets make up a terrifying percentage of all international shipments. Half the plug adapters circulating the globe are just a…
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You have to admire the sheer audacity of intellectual property theft operating at this scale. In 2011, bloggers discovered elaborate counterfeit Apple stores…
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Global lightbulb manufacturers formed a secret alliance in 1924 called the Phoebus Cartel explicitly to engineer products that would intentionally burn out…
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Processors pass massive piles of seeds through precision sieves. The extra-large ones get roasted for snacking, while the tiny, pathetic ones are instantly…
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Unlike standard pink erasers that disintegrate to remove marks, this pliable putty simply swallows the graphite whole. You just fold it over and over until it…
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Before they made luxury cars for guys who refuse to use turn signals, BMW was cashing in on the military-industrial complex. Their iconic blue and white logo…
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