Post Date:
November 9, 2018 Issue Date:
November 24, 2018

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10,000

The number of accounts Twitter deleted in September and October after the company discovered they were spreading automated messages discouraging voting.

69

The age of a man in the Netherlands who is asking a court to change his legal age to 49. Emile Ratelband says he feels 20 years younger and claims his age impacts his ability to find work and find dates on Tinder.

40 million

The average estimate of military and civilian casualties in World War I. Nov. 11 marked the 100th anniversary of the end of the war.

42.7%

The share of Americans who claim they specifically eat the narrow, white end of candy corn first, according to a National Confectioners Association survey.

100,000

The number of seasonal workers Amazon.com expects to hire this year. The total is 20,000 less than last year, according to Citi analyst Mark May, who cites automation for the decrease.