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Walmart can be sued over abuse of 'permatemps' in California warehouse

May 16, 2013
Walmart could be liable for millions in damages because it controls the supply chain, even if it doesn't employ the workers directly.

Your Brain = Lake Michigan

May 16, 2013
Here's a calculation that might take some time to process. If you were to measure the computing power of the human brain and convert it to fluid ounces, you'd get the volume of of Lake Michigan.
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