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What Did Recycling Look Like In 280 BC?

The first thing I learned in pre-school was how to recycle. (The second thing I learned was how not to bite my cubby-mate.) We separated glass bottles from plastic, sorting them into their appropriate containers. Before long, I was reducing, reusing, and recycling like a champ. But what I didn’t know was that each time I tossed a crusty milk carton into those bright blue bins, I was recalling a practice that is over two millennia old.

From reforged iron weapons to AA battery, the below infographic celebrates the World’s Firsts in recycling. (I’m not talking about “repurposing” your fire escape as an outdoor mini bar.) Here are some of the truly innovative ways we’ve brought recycling into our everyday.

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Lobsters: The Main Deal In Maine

Maine is renowned for many things: its quaint atmosphere, seaside towns, rustic natural beauty, and most importantly, its lobster restaurants. In this infographic with Marriott International, we look at where to enjoy lobster in Portland, Maine along w/ the best local brews to pair with each lobster dish. If this infographic doesn’t make you hungry, nothing will!

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Invest in Urban Resilience

Natural disasters – such as Hurricane Matthew – and climate change are having devastating effects on cities and the 4 billion people who live in them today. By 2030, without significant investment into making cities more resilient, natural disasters may cost cities worldwide $314 billion each year, up from around $250 billion today, and climate change may push up to 77 million more urban residents into poverty, according to a new report by the World Bank and the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR).

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Georgia-pacific Sees The Forest For The Trees

Sustainable forestry in the United States. In the United States, the free market economy, private property ownership and a strong rule of law have created an environment where forests are responsibly and sustainably managed, and illegal logging is not an issue. Georgia-Pacific practices, promotes and supports sustainable forestry through a broad range of methods which are outlined in this infographic themed “Seeing the forest for the trees.

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Who Is Sue? South Dakota’s Biggest Dino

SUE the Tyrannosaurus rex was found here in South Dakota, and “she” is the biggest, most complete, and best-preserved T-Rex fossil ever found. SUE is also important because of a months-long legal battle for her ownership after her discovery.

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When Mothers Survive, Communities Thrive

Ever since Johnson & Johnson created the world's first mass-produced sterile surgical sutures in 1887—a game-changing invention that’s still used today—the company has been dedicated to helping improve healthcare around the globe.

8 Fun Facts About Our Credo—Johnson & Johnson's Mission Statement It's actually an imperative outlined in Our Credo—the company mission statement crafted 75 years ago this month that outlines the values Johnson & Johnson uses as its North Star in decision-making, including the belief that consumers, employees and the communities the company serves are all equally important.

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The straight scoop on ice cream

Ice cream (derived from earlier iced cream or cream ice) is a sweetened frozen food typically eaten as a snack or dessert. It may be made from dairy milk or cream, or soy, cashew, coconut or almondmilk, and is flavored with a sweetener, either sugar or an alternative, and any spice, such as cocoa or vanilla. Colourings are usually added, in addition to stabilizers.

 The mixture is stirred to incorporate air spaces and cooled below the freezing point of water to prevent detectable ice crystals from forming. The result is a smooth, semi-solid foam that is solid at very low temperatures (below 2 °C or 35 °F). It becomes more malleable as its temperature increases.

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Festival D’art pyrotechnique cannes

A sophisticated retreat awaits you here on France's famed Cote d'Azur. Gorgeously appointed and ideally situated, the JW Marriott Cannes provides a 5-star resort experience for business travelers and vacationing families. You'll find our hotel on La Croisette, the legendary oceanfront avenue.

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Birth settings in the U.S: options for birth

Hospitals, Home Births, Birth Centers, oh my! While hospitals are the most common choice of where to give birth for pregnant women in the U.S., many women choose to have their babies outside of traditional hospital settings. We teamed up with the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to showcase birth settings in the US and visualize options for birth stats and facts.

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Golf for beginners

Golf for beginners can be intimidating – the huge playing area, the equipment, the slang. We’re here to help with “The Overwhelmed Beginner’s Guide to Golf.” It won’t turn you into Tiger Woods, but hopefully you won’t be too embarrassed to give the game a shot.

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Building Trajan’s Column

The Column of Trajan was constructed in 113 CE to remind the citizens of Rome about the two military victories of Roman emperor Trajan in a war in Dacia, which is now the modern Romania. The amazing carved reliefs that spiral around the column recreate the campaigns in Dacia including Trajan himself, addressing the troops, leading the army, rewarding auxiliaries and judging prisoners. The column is still standing in the heart of modern Rome and is among the most admired monuments in the Roman world.

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