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3/20/2024
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Numlock News: March 20, 2024 • Monopoly Go, Super Mario Maker, Slang
By Walt Hickey Television The television business in the United States has seen a dip, with the number of fictional series produced dropping from 600 series in 2021 to 516 series in 2022; in Europe,
3/19/2024
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Numlock News: March 19, 2024 • Martian Volcano, Astrologers, Electrolytes
By Walt Hickey Beast Amazon and YouTube sensation MrBeast have cut a deal, with Jimmy Donaldson launching a new reality show competition called Beast Games that will feature 1000 contestants all vying
3/18/2024
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Numlock News: March 18, 2024 • Spice, Lyme, Starbucks
By Walt Hickey Welcome back! The Spice Must Flow Dune: Part Two has grossed $494.7 million globally, and will pass the half-billion mark sometime today. The movie has nearly doubled the domestic haul
3/15/2024
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Numlock News: March 15, 2024 • Elvers, UFOs, Hyundai
By Walt Hickey Have a great weekend! Also, for those as completely hooked as I am, there are a mere two levels left in the quest to beat every Super Mario Maker level before the destruction of the
3/15/2024
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Numlock News: March 14, 2024 • Funko, Corinth, Vancouver
By Walt Hickey Bobbled Funko, the company that makes bobbleheads of pop cultural entities both popular and obscure, reported losing $154.1 million in 2023 as the business soured. Overall sales were
3/13/2024
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Numlock News: March 13, 2024 • Bats, Eclipse, Pineapple
By Walt Hickey Super Mario Maker The most compelling story in gaming is the quixotic quest to complete tens of thousands of as-yet unbeaten levels uploaded to Super Mario Maker on the Wii U before
3/12/2024
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Numlock News: March 12, 2024 • Mario, Panamax, Anime
By Walt Hickey Team 0% The original Super Mario Maker game on the Wii U allowed players to create their own levels of a Mario-style platformer game. On March 31, 2021, the game was discontinued on Wii
3/11/2024
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Numlock News: March 11, 2024 • Reactle, Kung Fu Panda, Vending
By Walt Hickey Muad'Dib Kung Fu Panda 4 won the weekend at the box office with $58.3 million domestically, the best opening for that franchise since the original opened to $62 million and a huge
3/8/2024
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Numlock News: March 8, 2024 • Sharks, Trikafta, Dog Unemployment
By Walt Hickey Have an excellent weekend! Unemployment Last year, voters in Ohio voted to legalize marijuana, which means that all the 400 drug-sniffing dogs that have been trained in the detection of
3/7/2024
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Numlock News: March 7, 2024 • Vapes, Voyager, Rooster Teeth
By Walt Hickey Vapes As teens have switched off cigarettes, with their obvious odors and detritus, they've switched to vapes, which have new odors and new types of detritus, and schools are
3/6/2024
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Numlock News: March 6, 2024 • Fresco, Luciferase, Bees
By Walt Hickey Bag Check Delta Airlines has hiked the price of a passenger's first checked bag by 17 percent, increasing the price from $30 to $35 per bag. That makes Delta the third American
3/5/2024
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Numlock News: March 5, 2024 • Augury, Emulate, Exons
By Walt Hickey Modern-Day Augury Most of the year, white-tailed tropicbirds are hanging out at sea, and then every year they go to Bermuda to breed in what has historically been a sign that spring is
3/4/2024
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Numlock News: March 4, 2024 • Reruns, Uranium, Wasabi
By Walt Hickey Welcome back! Spice Flows Dune: Part Two made $81.5 million in North America, beating already high expectations of a $72 million to $75 million opening for the film. It also made $97
3/1/2024
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Numlock News: March 1, 2024 • Dwayne, Dune, Cocoa
By Walt Hickey Have a great weekend! It's the last day of the sale! If you'd like to become a paid subscriber to Numlock, support the newsletter, get the Sunday special edition, and all the
2/29/2024
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Numlock News: February 29, 2024 • Atmospheric Dehydration, Shaq, Mirai
By Walt Hickey The Fool's Spring Sale continues! This is a perfect time to upgrade to a paid subscription. Fuel Cell The Toyota Mirai is a hydrogen fuel cell-powered personal automobile, and
2/28/2024
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Numlock News: February 28, 2024 • Call of Duty, Butterflies, Pickleball
By Walt Hickey Oishii A startup with Japanese roots raised $134 million to advance its premium strawberries. The company started in 2016 and is based out of New Jersey, but nevertheless is using its
2/27/2024
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Numlock News: February 27, 2024 • Antarctica, Saola, Bogs
By Walt Hickey The Fool's Spring Sale continues! This is a perfect time to upgrade to a paid subscription. Antarctica The continent of Antarctica has been the subject of fascination for centuries,
2/26/2024
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Numlock News: February 26, 2024 • Planet Hollywood, Mezcal, Demon Slayer
By Walt Hickey Welcome back! I'm doing a bit of a seasonal sale this week; if you'd like to become a paid subscriber to Numlock, support the newsletter, get the Sunday special edition, and all
2/23/2024
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Numlock News: February 23, 2024 • Drunkonyms, Lego, Bluey
By Walt Hickey Have a great weekend! Lego Goodwill has auctioned off a 14-karat Lego piece for $18101, a solid gold version of the Kanohi Hau mask from the line of Bionicle masks. While Lego produced
2/22/2024
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Numlock News: February 22, 2024 • Monkey, Fighter Jet, Pilots
By Walt Hickey I was the guest on this week's 99% Invisible episode talking about the book, check it out! Monkeys The reality of modern medical science is that it requires lots and lots of monkeys