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Slings and Stones

This is a primitive military technology that allows fighters to hurl projectiles great distances with great accuracy.

Inverted-U Curve

This is a graphic representation of the law of diminishing marginal returns.

Platelets

These are components of human blood that revealed the presence of leukemia in Jay Freireich’s patients.

Prams

These are baby carriages that the women of Ballymurphy filled with milk and bread for the people of Lower Falls, to break the British curfew.

Inbound Passes

These were the plays in basketball that Vivek Ranadivé’s girls’ team disrupted, in order to gain an advantage against their opponents.

Published Scientific Papers

These are measures of academic success, which Gladwell shows are just as likely for the top students in mediocre schools as for some of the top students in elite schools.

Morale

This is a trait of a people, and it was studied by...

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