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Has Anybody Ever Gotten Sick Or Overdosed From Using Botox?

It is pretty safe but there have been reports of bad things happening, usually while someone did something sketchy. One doctor with a suspended medical license, for example, ordered some botulism toxin which was meant for lab purposes, he improperly diluted it, and injected too much. No one died, but a few people got sick and went to a hospital.


What Is The Story About Justin Kan Drowning In The Pacific Ocean?

Justin and his wife were spearfishing and diving in the Sonoma County as strong choppy water started to come in. They started trying to get out, but the waves was keeping them in the water to the point of crying for help and getting really tired from staying in the water. Justin thought he was going to die.


What Is Lone Pine Capital And Why Are They Investing In Seattle Unicorns?

Lone Pine Capital is an American hedge fund headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut. They have invested in Convoy and Outreach, two unicorn startups based out of Seattle region. GeekWire team suspects there is now more money available for investments that ever before, and with the interest rates going up, investing in more risky asset classes, like unicorn startups, is allowing this firm to diversify their portfolio.


How Did The “Eat And Run” And “Born To Run” Books Change Scott’s Life?

They brought a new spotlight to the forefront of ultrarunning and to his life and experience personally and professionally. It exposed his career to a lot of people who may have otherwise had no awareness of the sport.


How Could The Bacterial Language Tool Decode Bacteria?

The tool can detect two opposing bacterial families battling with swordlike organelles where they try to kill each other by stabbing and rupturing each other. Whichever families wins this battle becomes the dominate bacteria.


Why Does Almost Half Of The Family Doctors In The Country Refuse To See Medicaid Patients ?

It's because Medicaid pays less than private insurances. Also, Medicaid patients are shown as more challenging patients. Some show up late for appointments, some don’t speak English, and some have trouble following instructions.


Who Seemed To Be The Person That Adea Was Trying To Get Away From?

The anonymous guy said that within two hours, Angel was saying how Adea went missing and he wanted inside her apartment to access her computer.


Who Is Katie Dill?

Based in San Francisco, Katie Dill is the VP of the design team at Lyft. Her team is a part of almost everything that Lyft creates to build a product that is reliably great and enjoyable to use. She learned design later in life, and her expertise evolved as she worked with companies and brands. She previously worked at Airbnb before she joined Lyft about a year ago.


What Was The Turning Point For Instagram?

Mike and Kevin had been working on Bourbon for awhile, and one day when meeting their early investor, they realized that the application was too complex and lacked focus; they could not even explain what it did.

They went back to the office, sat in front of a white board and stripped everything away, focusing just on the core components that would effectively become Instagram.

In the course of next two weeks the first version of Instagram was born.


Why Are Unskilled Americas Better Off Than Skilled Workers Elsewhere?

In context of economics, self-sufficiency is the road to poverty, while specialization and trade makes us rich. The modern society has evolved to function in such a way where prosperity is anchored on trade between billions of individuals.


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