What do you think you could buy with 175 quadrillion Zimbabwean dollars?

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Ever since the Federal Reserve started its quantitative easing program in response to the 2008 financial crisis, we’ve been hearing dire warnings about the threat of hyperinflation. Those warnings, it goes without saying, have not come to pass. In fact, if you want to look at what actual hyperinflation looks like, you should check out what’s going on in Zimbabwe, where citizens next week are going to start trading in their government’s own near-worthless currency for American dollars.

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The ’90s are back: Crystal Pepsi is making a comeback

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Crystal Pepsi, the often mocked soft drink Pepsi released in the early 90s, is poised to make a long-awaited return. According to Ad Age, competitive eater Kevin Strahle relayed a message he received from Pepsi earlier in the week which strongly suggests that the cola that famously looks like Sprite but tastes like Pepsi is about to make a comeback.

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The Leftovers returns to HBO this fall – watch the first trailer here

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The Leftovers didn’t have quite the same impact as True Detective or Silicon Valley when it debuted last year, but it got enough people interested in its overarching mystery to get picked up for a second season. In season 2, the show has moved to the fictional town of Mapleton, TX which you can see in the teaser trailer below.

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Eerie photos show vines slowly consuming an abandoned village

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If you’ve ever played games like The Last of Us or watched movies like I Am Legend, then you know one of the eeriest details shown in those worlds is the way plant life slowly takes over the remains of human civilization after an apocalyptic cataclysm. Mashable draws our attention to some photos that were recently taken of an abandoned village called Shengshan in China.

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Cool iPhone apps that do amazing things your Android can’t

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The iPhone vs Android debate will likely never be settled. Fans of each platform will stubbornly defend their choice and will be unwilling to accept that sometimes the grass might be greener on the other side. Sometimes, amazing Android apps will be able to do things the iPhone can’t. Other times, it’s iPhone users who get to gloat by having access to some awesome apps that aren’t available on the other side.

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Google announces its Twitch rival, YouTube Gaming

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Gaming is a massive part of the YouTube scene. It has been for years, but when it comes to live streaming games on the service, Google’s offerings paled in comparison to Twitch. It wasn’t even a competition, but on Friday, a Twitter account for YouTube Gaming sprung up out of nowhere, detailing the service that will compete with Twitch in 2015.

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