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In 1997, Crayola released a line of crayons that cashed in on the whole Internet craze with color names like “on-line orange,” “web surfin’ blue,” and “circuit board green.”

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Google has a large catalog of products, but one of the most practical tools is Google Translate. Using an app to communicate between different languages feels like the future, and there’s more to Translate that you might not know about. Read More »

 
Plex’s Lifetime Pass is Cheaper Than Ever Today


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