In addition to his interest in neuroscience, Bezos has long funded a secretive aerospace company called Blue Origin, which made headlines in August when one of their unmanned spacecrafts blew up during a test flight.

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Seven of the particles proved to be man-made, and three were interplanetary in origin.

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The multinationals' involuntary cartel has its origin in America's 20-year-old Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, which made it a criminal offence for American companies to bribe foreign officials.

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While the original family-run roasters still prosper, and most of Australia remains content with a simple latte or short black (perfectly made, of course), the cities are now in the grip of coffee's third wave: single origin beans, premium small batch roasts, terroir and alternative brewing methods such as the Clover syphon, filter and cold drip.

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He made a name for himself as a musician, was nominated for a Music of Black Origin (Mobo) award in 1998 for his Free Your Mind album and later became an entrepreneur, cookery writer and presenter.

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