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198 years

Founded in 1816 in upstate New York, Remington Outdoor is one of the oldest firearm manufacturers in the U.S. It filed for bankruptcy on Sunday; the company has seen sales fluctuate along with the potential for gun legislation in Congress, but sales have dropped off since Donald Trump became president. [New York Times]

Only the prospect of a Dem wave election, and the dumb-ass canard of an argument "they're going to take your guns away", can likely revive sales.


5 million Gs

That’s the acceleration of the stinging cell of a jelly fish. The caustic creatures are being tested for a range of medical treatments, including bandages for wounds and delivery devices for collagen to minimize wrinkles. Nothing like the force of more than a million Ferraris to make you feel young again. [Undark]

$58 billion

Facebook share prices plummeted last week after news emerged that data from 50 million people had been taken by Cambridge Analytica, a British consulting firm.

The company lost $58 billion in value overall. This week’s not looking too much brighter for the social media company; over the weekend, several news sites reported that Facebook has been tracking calls and text messages on Android phones for years. [BBC]

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/signific...cid=SigDig

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