Amusing Ourselves to Death

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Amusing Ourselves to Death launched on June 2, 2016 with 76 votes, #649 of 4,334 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 10 years on.

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LaunchedJun 2, 2016

Launch day▲ 76 votes, 1 commentstop 15% of 4,334 that month

Websiteamazon.comonline, checked September 2026

CategoryLife & fun

TopicsWeb App, Education, Books

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By the numbers

#649
of 4,334 launches in June 2016: 75%
of 2016's launches got fewer votes: 6×
the median launch of 2016 (12 votes): 148
launches landed the same day: 10 yrs
on, the site is still online (checked September 2026)

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