20 years ago today, Steve introduced the world to iMac. It set Apple on a new course and forever changed the way people look at computers. pic.twitter.com/GbKno7YBHl
— Tim Cook (@tim_cook) May 6, 2018
UK Information Commissioner‘s Office orders Cambridge Analytica to hand over data it has on David Carroll, a US voter, who brought a complaint, including how the data was obtained and how it was used – Carole Cadwalladr, The Guardian
Palais de Tokyo art gallery in Paris opened its doors to nudists – BBC
It’s sad what some people will do for celebrity: Wisconsin man breaks record for eating 30,000 McDonald’s Big Mac’s – CBS 58
Elon Musk is starting a candy company:
I’m starting a candy company & it’s going to be amazing
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 5, 2018
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May 6
Prison Break Trivia: In Belgium, Germany and Austria, the philosophy of the law holds that it is human nature to want to escape from jail. In those countries, escapees who do not break any other laws are not charged for anything and no extra time is added to their sentence.
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1536: King Henry VIII orders English-language Bibles be placed in every church.
1889: The Eiffel Tower is officially opened to the public at the Universal Exposition in Paris.
1910: George V becomes King of the United Kingdom upon the death of his father, Edward VII.
1937: Hindenburg disaster: The German zeppelin Hindenburg catches fire and is destroyed within a minute while attempting to dock at Lakehurst, New Jersey. Thirty-six people are killed.
1954: Roger Bannister becomes the first person to run the mile in under four minutes.