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Pratik

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Today I Learned TIL#8 Scary origins of the treadmill !! 💀 The treadmill has a rather grim and unsettling history. It was originally invented in 1818 by English engineer Sir William Cubitt as a form of punishment and labor for prisoners. Dubbed the "everlasting staircase" or "prison machine," it forced inmates to climb endlessly on a revolving wooden cylinder, essentially walking in place. This cruel device was intended to be a harsh disciplinary tool, subjecting prisoners to monotonous and strenuous physical exertion as a means of reform through punitive labor. It wasn't until over a century later that the treadmill was reimagined as a piece of exercise equipment for fitness. Its origins as a brutal prison contraption cast an eerie shadow over its modern-day use in gyms and homes worldwide.

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IstandALONE

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Hey people! I am here to know your thoughts on this. Considering a business that provides daily wage work for labor class people and aims for bare minimum profits. What are your views on this? What do you think of a business that is more labor-clas

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Anonymous

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What was/is your salary as a fresher software developer in India?

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Arcane

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THE ORIGINS OF VC The origins of Venture Capital can be traced back to whaling expeditions from the 1800s. And you will be astonished to see how SIMILAR are the distribution of returns between the two (check image) Just like VC is today, whaling d

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Jaswanth Jegan

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“The Poor man’s Car” Failed Marketing Strategy #1 TATA Nano is one of the dream project of Mr.Ratan Tata, he Really wanted to Help the people in Middle class to own a car.But it Was failed The Tata Nano faced a significant positioning problem

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LIKHITH

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DID YOU KNOW ! The RBI was established on April 1, 1935, as a private institution and was nationalized in 1949. Like for more.

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Hansh Haraniya

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The jobless rate for graduates was 29.1%, almost nine times higher than the 3.4% for those who can't read or write, a new ILO report on India's labor market showed. Kya lagta hai? Who is at fault? Is it the company, the govt., the consumer, or the

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Payal Manghnani

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What was the most challenging moment you experienced as a founder? How did you overcome it?

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Anonymous

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Hi, I was working as SME expert for Strive (LearnMate) (3rd party) which was providing questions on Chegg to solve. Since usually, I don't get questions on Chegg these days. But the problem was that the subject I got was Electrical Engineering, so c

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Sarun George Sunny

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In 2018, Ikea made headlines with a campaign that was as bold as it was bizarre. The Swedish furniture giant released an ad in a popular magazine that featured a picture of a crib with a simple yet shocking request: “Pee on this ad.” What seemed lik