a city in nevada where you can ski and play golf on the same day.

one of the biggest fast food chains in the world. even though they have good deals, it is impossible to order on their mobile app* and it never processes your order. gave me a headeche. then, i stopped trying.

in the us: mcdonald's > burger king
in turkey: burger king > mcdonald's

a type of piercing most commonly done in the cartilage of the ear where a circular piece connects two piercing holes

coronavirus disease 2019. first case reported in november 2019 in china. a virus which is from the family of coronaviruses known to cause sars and even the common cold. attacks the respiratory system and is particularly dangerous for the elderly and those with compromised immune systems. cause of the current global pandemic which was declared in march 2020 by the world health organization.

means breast in turkish.

judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.

dalai lama

on october 16, 1859, a wild-eyed abolitionist named john brown led a small band of men in a raid on a federal arsenal at harpers ferry, west virginia. brown, who had fought against pro-slavers in kansas a few years earlier, planned to use the arsenal's weapons to arm a great slave rebellion. the raid was quickly stopped by the army and militia under colonel robert e. lee. brown and six others were tried, convicted, and executed. many northerners, while horrified by the violence, considered brown a martyr to the cause of freedom. southerners were worried because they feared the event was a sign that abolitionists were taking control of the north.

during the summer of 1929, the stock market reached record highs. there were hints of problems ahead, but few people paid attention. for one thing, too many people's wealth depended on buying stocks on margin, creating a debt that would be hard to repay if stock prices fell. another hint was the slowdown in buying-most families had already bought a car, furniture, and an array of household appliances, and did not need any more. but factories continued to produce goods at record rates, creating huge inventories of unsold products that just sat in warehouses and on store shelves. also, farms continued to fail at an alarming rate as prices dropped and money stopped coming in.

in the fall of 1929, the prices of stocks dropped sharply, then recovered—until october 29, 1929, when they collapsed. stocks that had sold for $90 a share or more were suddenly almost worthless. investors lost nearly $8 billion on that one day.

once people lost confidence in the stock market, it touched off a chain reaction. brokers demanded that investors pay their margin loans, and banks asked for the money they had loaned the brokers. millions of people withdrew their money from banks. this "run" on the banks caused hundreds of banks to run out of cash and forced them to close temporarily. in the aftermath of the stock market crash, there were stories about people who jumped out of windows and killed themselves—which did happen, although the stories often exaggerated the numbers of victims.

in the fall of 1959, khrushchev accepted an invitation to visit the united states. the visit, and his meetings with president eisenhower, created hope for a permanent "thaw" in the cold war. to reduce tensions further, the two leaders planned a conference with great britain and france in may 1960, to discuss the divided nation of germany. but, on may 1, 1960, the russians shot down a high-altitude american spy plane called a u-2, which was flying over soviet territory. at first, the u.s. government said it was only a weather plane, but soviet leader khrushchev revealed that the pilot of the plane was alive and had confessed. the meeting that had been planned quickly collapsed, and the cold war continued.

(see: #871)

when women hold off from marrying men, we call it independence. when men hold off from marrying women, we call it fear of commitment.
warren farrell

tender, loving, care

handles udictio's cache perfectly.

walt disney was a successful entrepreneur and an influential figure in the entertainment industry*, and he is credited with creating many beloved characters and stories. however, some people have criticized walt disney for his business practices and his treatment of employees, among other things.

this is an argument that suggests that one event is the cause of another event, without sufficient evidence to support the claim. for example, "i wore my lucky socks and won the game, so the socks must have brought me luck."