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  2. Ray Liotta - Wikipedia

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    Raymond Allen Liotta (Italian:; December 18, 1954 – May 26, 2022) was an American actor and film producer.He first gained attention for his role in the film Something Wild (1986), which earned him a Golden Globe Award nomination.

  3. Social Security Cost-of-Living-Adjustment (COLA) 2025: There ...

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    For context, the average retired worker collects around $1,900 per month, as of June 2024. If the 2025 COLA does land at around 2.6% as is currently projected, that would only amount to around $49 ...

  4. Nikola Tesla - Wikipedia

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    In 1940, the New York Times gave a range for the ray of 250 miles (400 km), with an expected development cost of US$2 million (equivalent to $43.5 million in 2023). [224] Tesla described it as a defensive weapon that would be put up along the border of a country and be used against attacking ground-based infantry or aircraft.

  5. Slide rule - Wikipedia

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    The pocket-sized Hewlett-Packard HP-35 scientific calculator was the first handheld device of its type, but it cost US$395 in 1972. This was justifiable for some engineering professionals, but too expensive for most students. Around 1974, lower-cost handheld electronic scientific calculators started to make slide rules largely obsolete.

  6. Steve Jobs - Wikipedia

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    In 1983, Jobs lured John Sculley away from Pepsi-Cola to serve as Apple's CEO, asking, "Do you want to spend the rest of your life selling sugared water, or do you want a chance to change the world?". [88] In 1984, Jobs bought the Jackling House and estate and resided there for a decade. Thereafter, he leased it out for several years until 2000 ...

  7. Standard 52-card deck - Wikipedia

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    Honour card – a card that attracts a special bonus or payment for being held or captured in play. [13] In bridge, honours are the aces, the court cards and tens (A, K, Q, J, 10); in whist and related games, the aces and courts (A, K, Q, J). [14] Wild cardcard that may be designated by the owner to represent any other card. [15]

  8. Legal status of fictional pornography depicting minors ...

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    All sexualized depictions of people under the age of 18 are illegal in Australia, and there is a "zero-tolerance" policy in place. [4]In December 2008, a man from Sydney was convicted of possessing child pornography after sexually explicit pictures of underage characters from The Simpsons were found on his computer.

  9. Nintendo Switch - Wikipedia

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    [150] [134] A microSD card slot is located under the Switch's kickstand, where a microSD card can be inserted. [151] If the microSD card is used, the Switch will only store game save data on the internal memory, leaving data that can be re-acquired on the microSD card. [152]