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  2. Markus Persson - Wikipedia

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    Persson's most popular creation is the survival sandbox game Minecraft, which was first publicly available on 17 May 2009 [37] and fully released on 18 November 2011. Persson left his job as a game developer to work on Minecraft full-time until completion. In early 2011, Mojang AB sold the one millionth copy of the game, several months later ...

  3. List of highest-grossing media franchises - Wikipedia

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    Minecraft: 2009 $3.3 billion: Merchandise sales – $3.367 billion [dp] Video game Markus Persson: Mojang Studios (Xbox Game Studios) Bratz: 2001 $3.23 billion: Retail sales – $3.15 billion [dq] Box office – $26 million [424] Home entertainment – $56.7 million [425] Doll Carter Bryant: MGA Entertainment: Care Bears: 1981 $3.05 billion

  4. International Space Station - Wikipedia

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    Also installed during STS-134 was the 15 m (50 ft) Orbiter Boom Sensor System (OBSS), which had been used to inspect heat shield tiles on Space Shuttle missions and which can be used on the station to increase the reach of the MSS. [149] Staff on Earth or the ISS can operate the MSS components using remote control, performing work outside the ...

  5. Emergency position-indicating radiobeacon - Wikipedia

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    Overview diagram of COSPAS-SARSAT communication system used to detect and locate ELTs, EPIRBs, and PLBs First generation EPIRB emergency locator beacons. An emergency position-indicating radiobeacon (EPIRB) is a type of emergency locator beacon for commercial and recreational boats, a portable, battery-powered radio transmitter used in emergencies to locate boaters in distress and in need of ...

  6. 2020 in video games - Wikipedia

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    Easy-to-learn games with little to no narrative and large audience enjoyment potential, including Fall Guys, Among Us, and the Jackbox Party Packs, saw great increases in popularity during the pandemic as a means to avoid the "cultural trauma" of the situation.