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Quora Questions is part of a partnership between Newsweek and Quora through which we will post relevant and interesting answers from Quora contributors throughout the week. Learn more about the partnership here.Answer from Software Engineer Aaron Yip:As the 1900s began, Germany was one of the most industrialized countries of its time (after Great Britain and Argentina) and was perfectly poised to become the greatest superpower in history, with the largest military, for the next 50 years.The German Empire and its territories would soon produce the vast majority of future Nobel Prize winners and many of the great minds of the…
This article originally appeared on The Motley Fool.President Donald Trump is no stranger to controversy, but it’s hard to say he hasn’t made some very wise decisions as a businessman throughout his life. During the campaign, Trump claimed to have a net worth of $10 billion, a significant increase from the $1 million he reportedly borrowed in the 1970s.But one controversy stands out above the rest: Trump’s refusal to release his federal tax returns. For the past four decades, presidents and presidential candidates have released their tax returns in the name of transparency. But Trump maintains that he was advised…
“The worst thing I’ve heard is, ‘Don’t let anyone see your back because no one wants an ugly girlfriend.'”Alba Parejo is a stunning 16-year-old beauty from Barcelona, Spain. She recently won a modeling contest to become the face of the body positive campaign, and can now be seen in magazines, on billboards, and on buses across Spain.But the teenager admits she wasn’t always confident about her appearance. Parejo was born with a melanocytic nevus, a condition that causes brown birthmarks and dark spots on the skin.”I have birthmarks on my hips, buttocks and thighs, and over 500 moles all over…
A woman who was about to give birth asked a friend to give her an injection of heroin and methamphetamine before she got into an ambulance, US police said.Police in Concord, New Hampshire, arrested 29-year-old Felicia Falluja this week, about six months after her son was born. He remains in state custody.Police also arrested Liana Frenette, 37, of Belmont, who they say supplied Falluja with the drugs. Both women are charged with felony reckless conduct; Frenette also faces a misdemeanor charge of the same offense.”Honestly, this incident is absolutely horrifying to me,” said Lt. Shawn Ford. “Nobody died, but the…
The Varilla River in Spain has turned fluorescent green, causing concern for residents of the small town of Seu d’Urgell.Despite the water’s unsightly green colour, town mayor Albert Batalla assured residents that the water is not toxic.Environmental groups were testing the water during an investigation into a nearby water bottling plant, the mayor said in a statement, according to local media.After a small outbreak of gastroenteritis in the small town of Seu d’Urgell last year, the River Várira turned fluorescent green when dye was added to the water for testing. Photo: Com Sant Juliá/TwitterIn tests carried out to determine whether…
A Texas man has cleared a drug possession charge, even though authorities mistook cat litter left in his car for methamphetamine.Ross LeBeau was arrested last month after pleading guilty to a traffic violation and admitting to having marijuana in his vehicle, and was fingerprinted and had his mug shot taken.Police, however, didn’t seem to be all that interested in the green substance, as field tests of a substance found in a sock in LeBeau’s car tested positive for methamphetamine.Ross LeBeau declared on social media, and in the international media, that the lawsuit had been dropped. Photo: ProvidedThe beleaguered 24-year-old was…
A Texas man has cleared a drug possession charge, even though authorities mistook cat litter left in his car for methamphetamine.Ross LeBeau was arrested last month after pleading guilty to a traffic violation and admitting to having marijuana in his vehicle, and was fingerprinted and had his mugshot taken.Police, however, didn’t seem to be all that interested in the green substance, as field tests of a substance found in a sock in LeBeau’s car tested positive for methamphetamine.Ross LeBeau declared on social media, and in the international media, that the lawsuit had been dropped. Photo: ProvidedThe beleaguered 24-year-old was charged…
“Big Pharma Bro” Martin Shkreli has been suspended by Twitter after trolling a freelance journalist on the social media platform.The man once dubbed “the most hated man in the world” had his eye on Teen Vogue writer Lauren Duca.Shkreli began targeting her on Twitter, mocking her affection for him, including allegedly sending her direct messages asking her to be his date to Trump’s inauguration.Duca tweeted a screenshot of Shkreli’s account to Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey on Sunday.One of the photos Shkreli reportedly posted to Twitter.Shkreli’s account also reportedly featured collages featuring Duka.The tweet included a Photoshopped photo of Duka and…
A dog that was left abandoned on the curb is waiting for a forever home after its owner left it behind when they moved from their Michigan home, according to reports.Earlier this month, one photo of Ollie the dog was found sitting on a chair surrounded by trash on a Detroit street corner. When he was found, the 2-year-old dog was emaciated and had a broken leg, according to You Caring, a fundraiser started for the dog by a Detroit animal welfare group.”He was waiting for his family to come back, but they didn’t want him. They never came for…
Two topless women were dragged out of a polling station in New York where Donald Trump had cast his vote and yelled obscenities, referring to the Republican candidate’s “genital grabbing” comments.The two women arrived at the polling station just after 8:15am local time and ripped their shirts to reveal the messages they had written on their chests.Within a minute they were caught by police and dragged away.WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT BELOW One of the women had the words “Trump, grab your balls” written in black paint on her chest and stomach.Another said: “I will take hate out of my polls.”US Election…