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:[Repetitive events are written in grey and arranged in a grid. Each statement pulses to black and then returns to grey at an interval characteristic of the named event.]
 
:[Repetitive events are written in grey and arranged in a grid. Each statement pulses to black and then returns to grey at an interval characteristic of the named event.]
  
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|- style="vertical-align: top; background-color:#eeeeee;"
 
 
|Heartbeat<br/>(0.86 sec)
 
|Heartbeat<br/>(0.86 sec)
 
|One birth<br/>(0.24 sec)
 
|One birth<br/>(0.24 sec)
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|Someone edits Wikipedia<br/>(0.67 sec)
 
|Someone edits Wikipedia<br/>(0.67 sec)
 
|Someone buys a vibrator<br/>(2.99 sec)
 
|Someone buys a vibrator<br/>(2.99 sec)
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
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|China builds a car<br/>(1.89 sec)
 
|China builds a car<br/>(1.89 sec)
 
|Japan builds a car<br/>(4.01 sec)
 
|Japan builds a car<br/>(4.01 sec)
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|The US builds a car<br/>(6.95 sec)
 
|The US builds a car<br/>(6.95 sec)
 
|Someone else builds a car<br/>(1.03 sec)
 
|Someone else builds a car<br/>(1.03 sec)
|- style="vertical-align: top; background-color:#eeeeee;"
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|-
 
|A European Union resident has their first kiss<br/>(5.53 sec)
 
|A European Union resident has their first kiss<br/>(5.53 sec)
 
|A US fire department puts out a fire<br/>(23 sec)
 
|A US fire department puts out a fire<br/>(23 sec)
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|My turn signal blinks<br/>(0.94 sec)
 
|My turn signal blinks<br/>(0.94 sec)
 
|The turn signal of the car in front of me blinks<br/>(0.9 sec)
 
|The turn signal of the car in front of me blinks<br/>(0.9 sec)
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|Earthquake (magnitude 1)<br/>(2.43 sec)
 
|Earthquake (magnitude 1)<br/>(2.43 sec)
 
|Earthquake (magnitude 2)<br/>(24.26 sec)
 
|Earthquake (magnitude 2)<br/>(24.26 sec)
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|Earthquake (magnitude 4)<br/>(2426 sec, 42 min)
 
|Earthquake (magnitude 4)<br/>(2426 sec, 42 min)
 
|Member of the UK Parliament flushes a toilet<br/>(10.06 sec)
 
|Member of the UK Parliament flushes a toilet<br/>(10.06 sec)
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|An airline flight takes off<br/>(0.93 sec)
 
|An airline flight takes off<br/>(0.93 sec)
 
|Someone buys ''To Kill a Mockingbird''<br/>(42.05 sec)
 
|Someone buys ''To Kill a Mockingbird''<br/>(42.05 sec)
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|Someone in Phoenix buys new shoes<br/>(1.08 sec)
 
|Someone in Phoenix buys new shoes<br/>(1.08 sec)
 
|Someone in Phoenix puts on a condom<br/>(2.05 sec)
 
|Someone in Phoenix puts on a condom<br/>(2.05 sec)
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|Someone locks their keys in their car<br/>(2.43 sec)
 
|Someone locks their keys in their car<br/>(2.43 sec)
 
|A Sagittarius named Amelia drinks a soda<br/>(7.79 sec)
 
|A Sagittarius named Amelia drinks a soda<br/>(7.79 sec)
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|Someone steals a bicycle<br/>(24.93 sec)
 
|Someone steals a bicycle<br/>(24.93 sec)
 
|A bald eagle catches a fish<br/>(2.69 sec)
 
|A bald eagle catches a fish<br/>(2.69 sec)
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|50,000 plastic bottles are produced<br/>(1.27 sec)
 
|50,000 plastic bottles are produced<br/>(1.27 sec)
 
|50,000 plastic bottles are recycled<br/>(4.64 sec)
 
|50,000 plastic bottles are recycled<br/>(4.64 sec)
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|Old Faithful erupts<br/>(5640 sec, 94 min)
 
|Old Faithful erupts<br/>(5640 sec, 94 min)
 
|A fishing boat catches a shark<br/>(0.83 sec)
 
|A fishing boat catches a shark<br/>(0.83 sec)
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|Someone in the US is diagnosed with cancer<br/>(18.99 sec)
 
|Someone in the US is diagnosed with cancer<br/>(18.99 sec)
 
|Someone in the US dies from cancer<br/>(54.34 sec)
 
|Someone in the US dies from cancer<br/>(54.34 sec)
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|Someone adopts a cat from a shelter<br/>(21.3 sec)
 
|Someone adopts a cat from a shelter<br/>(21.3 sec)
 
|Someone gets married<br/>(0.75 sec)
 
|Someone gets married<br/>(0.75 sec)
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|Someone registers a domain<br/>(0.64 sec)
 
|Someone registers a domain<br/>(0.64 sec)
 
|Someone in the US buys a house<br/>(6.22 sec)
 
|Someone in the US buys a house<br/>(6.22 sec)
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|The star ''PSR J1748-2446ad'' rotates 1,000 times<br/>(1.4 sec)
 
|The star ''PSR J1748-2446ad'' rotates 1,000 times<br/>(1.4 sec)
 
|Someone lies about their age to sign up for Facebook<br/>(4.32 sec)
 
|Someone lies about their age to sign up for Facebook<br/>(4.32 sec)
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|Someone breaks an iPhone screen<br/>(0.93 sec)
 
|Someone breaks an iPhone screen<br/>(0.93 sec)
 
|A little league player strikes out<br/>(1.23 sec)
 
|A little league player strikes out<br/>(1.23 sec)

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