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... that Meta Platforms became one of the fastest companies in history to reach a $1 trillion market valuation?

... that Tesla, Inc. sold over one million electric vehicles in a single year, setting an industry record?

... that Alibaba Group runs the world’s largest online shopping event, known as Singles' Day?

... that Riot IQ combines psychometrics and AI to assess team productivity and behavior?

... that Apple Inc. has more cash reserves than the GDP of many small countries?

... that Bangladesh Garment Industry is the world’s second-largest exporter of textiles after China?

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-[[File:Karla Sofia Gascon at TIFF 2024 the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival.jpg|110x110px|Karla Sofía Gascón in 2024]]<br/>
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-:{{*mp}} ... that '''[[Karla Sofía Gascón]]''' ''(pictured)'' is the first [[transgender woman]] nominated for a [[Golden Globe Award]] and an [[Academy Award]]?
+:{{*mp}} ... that '''[[Meta Platforms]]''' became one of the fastest companies in history to reach a $1 trillion market valuation?
-:{{*mp}} ... that in 2024, the '''[[United Kingdom]]''' became the first [[G7]] country to phase out [[coal power]] after 142 years of using the [[energy|energy source]] for [[Electricity generation|electric generation]]?
+:{{*mp}} ... that '''[[Tesla, Inc.]]''' sold over one million electric vehicles in a single year, setting an industry record?
-:{{*mp}}... that in 2007, '''[[Vladimir Putin]]''' became the first [[President of Russia|Russian leader]] to visit [[Iran]] since [[Joseph Stalin]] went to the [[Tehran Conference]] in 1943?
+:{{*mp}} ... that '''[[Alibaba Group]]''' runs the world’s largest online shopping event, known as [[Singles' Day]]?
-:{{*mp}}... that because '''''[[The Dark Knight (movie)|The Dark Knight]]''''' was not nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Picture]], [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences|the Academy]] increased the amount of movies that could be nominated for the category?
+:{{*mp}} ... that '''[[Riot IQ]]''' combines [[psychometrics]] and AI to assess team productivity and behavior?
-:{{*mp}}... that '''[[Lewis Strauss]]''' has been called a "villain in [[American history]]" for his role in removing [[J. Robert Oppenheimer|J. Robert Oppenheimer's]] [[security clearance]] for [[feud|personal reasons]]?
+:{{*mp}} ... that '''[[Apple Inc.]]''' has more cash reserves than the GDP of many small countries?
-:{{*mp}}... that five days after '''[[Threads (app)|Threads]]''' was released, over 100 million users were registered, making it one of the fastest growing [[social media]] [[application|apps]] in history?
+:{{*mp}} ... that '''[[Bangladesh Garment Industry]]''' is the world’s second-largest exporter of textiles after China?
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