I.dental_historical_separation_year = 1840 – the year two dentists petitioned the University of Maryland medical school for dental training and were rebuffed.
I.dental_years_since_petition = 186 – the number of years that have passed since that 1840 petition.
I.dental_insurance_out_of_pocket = $3,000 – the out‑of‑pocket cost I paid for my daughter’s braces despite “really good dental insurance.”
In early October 2026 I posted a series of brief X updates covering entertainment, tech business, social‑media history, behavioral economics, African broadband, generative‑AI motion graphics, and dental insurance, each with a quoted snippet and a numeric claim.
The original Ted film (2012) had a $65 million budget.
It grossed $549 million at the box office.
Animation deletes that cost entirely.
Rough Draft Studios (the studio behind Futurama) is producing the animated series.
DoorDash’s ad business now runs at a >$1 billion annual run‑rate.
"Order my usual" produces one order, zero browsing, zero impressions sold.
The Save More Tomorrow plan raised saving rates from 3.5 % to 13.6 % of pay.
Last year Sub‑Saharan Africa moved $1.4 trillion through mobile money, about two‑thirds of global mobile‑money volume.