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nic Play this NFL business game to explore how TV rights, the salary cap, and revenue distribution make the NFL the richest sports league on Earth.
nic The NFL Media Engine
Turn the TV on, turn the TV on, That media money keeps the crown stayin' on!
nic Advertisers pay premium rates for NFL broadcasts because viewers watch games live rather than skipping commercials.
Super Bowl ads: In 1967, a 30-second commercial during the first Super Bowl cost just $42,000, compared to $7 million today.
nic Tech giants are paying record amounts to stream NFL games, shifting football away from traditional cable television.
The contractual authority granted by an organization to broadcasters to televise its events. In 2021, the NFL signed historic deals valued at over one hundred billion dollars through 2033.
Which tech company paid approximately $1 billion per year for exclusive Thursday Night Football rights?
Historically, what percentage of stadium tickets had to be sold to prevent a local TV blackout?
In what year did the NFL suspend its long-standing local blackout rule?
Which US federal law passed in 1961 allowed the NFL to sell its television rights as a single package?
How much did a 30-second Super Bowl commercial cost during the very first game in 1967?
Which streaming service acquired the rights to NFL Sunday Ticket starting in 2023?
What is the total approximate value of the NFL's media rights deals signed in 2021?
How much did a 30-second commercial slot cost during the 2024 Super Bowl?
nic Toss luxury items from your tub to discover how Diogenes found freedom in wanting less.
nic The Tub of Diogenes
I threw my only cup away to clear my heavy head, A giant clay jar is where I make my bed!
nic Before Diogenes, a philosopher named Antisthenes laid the groundwork for Cynicism by practicing extreme poverty.
Diogenes' home: Diogenes did not actually live in a wooden barrel, as barrels weren't common in Greece; he lived in a giant clay wine jar called a pithos.
nic Diogenes famously rejected traditional housing and chose to live inside a giant ceramic storage jar.
Severe self-discipline and avoidance of all forms of indulgence, typically for religious or philosophical reasons. Diogenes of Sinope practiced this in fourth-century Athens by living inside a discarded storage jar.
Why was the ancient philosopher Diogenes exiled from his hometown of Sinope?
Which extreme minimalist choice would you find hardest to do for a week?
What did Diogenes do when he saw a child drinking water directly with their hands?
What does the Greek term 'askēsis' mean in the context of Cynic philosophy?
Who was the teacher of Antisthenes, the philosopher who laid the groundwork for Cynicism?
What kind of vessel did the philosopher Diogenes actually use as his home in Athens?
Where was the ancient philosopher Diogenes born before being exiled to Athens?
Which famous ancient Greek city-state did Diogenes move to and spend most of his life in?
What did the ancient Cynics believe was the only true path to human happiness?
nic Discover the science and human behavior behind why stadium waves almost always move in a clockwise direction in this engaging infographic.
nic Stadium Wave Direction
When the crowd starts to move, a spectacular sight, The wave rolls clockwise, over sixty percent right!
nic Birth of Gravel Bikes
We put fat tires on a drop-bar frame — (never look back!)
nic Mid-2000s endurance races on rugged US gravel roads demanded a completely new kind of bicycle.
Gravel origins: The first official production gravel bike, the Salsa Warbird, was released in 2012 specifically to handle the rough gravel roads of the American Midwest.
nic Cyclocross racing provided the initial blueprint for riding drop-bar bikes on mud and grass.
A drop-bar bicycle designed for riding on both paved and unpaved surfaces, typically featuring wide tire clearance. In 2012, Salsa Cycles launched the Warbird as the industry's first purpose-built model of this type.
What is the primary physical drawback of riding a traditional road bike on loose gravel?
What type of handlebars do gravel bikes share with traditional road bikes?
Why did early gravel riders in the mid-2000s have to modify their own bikes?
Where did the famous Unbound Gravel race, which popularized gravel cycling, originate in 2006?
What geographical feature in Kansas made the Unbound Gravel race notoriously difficult for tires?
Which winter cycling sport with European origins heavily influenced early gravel bike designs?