50 things you're not supposed to know (the books)

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Did you know that Susan B. Anthony was not anti-abortion?  Adolf Hitler's relatives lived in New York?  Virginian colonists resorted to cannibalism and eating shit to survive?  Electric powered cars actually predate gas-powered cars and have been around since the 1800s?   Hybrid cars running on electricity and gas were prototyped in 1898 well over 100 years before the Toyota Prius?  
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One card to rule them all - introducing Card 2.0

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I don't know about you, but I've amassed quite a few plastic cards which I rotate in and out of the wallet.  I hate walking around with a big fat wallet.  I do not appreciate the bulge that it makes, or the fact that it presses up against psiatic nerves and can lead to some serious health problems.  Just to name a few:  I have my drivers license, my check card, credit card, club cards, gas card, Starbucks coffee card, rewards membership card, library card, movie rental card, etc.  And I'm fairly certain there are those of you that try to carry them all in one wallet or your purse.  Hopefully, there is one card that can replace them all.
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Kodak Kiosk prints from facebook and picasa

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If you haven't printed out your photos at a local kiosk in a while (like me), you may be surprised to find a Kodak one that is social-network friendly.  

I got a chance to test one out at the CES 2011 show using some facebook pictures.  You basically enter in your facebook login and it connects you to your facebook photos.  If you have a lot of albums and photos, be prepared to be at the Kiosk a while as you search through them.  I didn't want to spend a lot of time so I just picked ones that used to be my profile pictures and used one of their smart frames.

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