FOOLISH TRIVIA Name that company
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I trace my roots back to 2001, when my founder wished that potential audience members of a New Orleans jazz show could pledge to buy tickets, and thereby make the show happen. He and his team launched me in 2009. Since then, more than 19 million people have pledged more than $5.6 billion to more than 500,000 projects — about 38% of which have been successful. More than a dozen films funded through me have been nominated for Academy Awards. Other funded projects won Grammy Awards, were exhibited at major museums and were even launched into space. Who am I?
Last week’s trivia answer
I’m the product of many mergers and acquisitions, with my roots going back to the 1896 founding of a company that made medicines in Switzerland. Today, based in Burlington, North Carolina, and with a market value recently near $23 billion, I’m a leader in clinical diagnostics, also offering research and drug development services. I employ more than 70,000 people and serve hundreds of thousands of customers, with more than 160 million patient encounters annually. I offer everything from routine bloodwork testing to parentage testing and occupational testing. I’ve supported the development of most new drugs on the market today. Who am I? (Answer: Laboratory Corp. of America (LabCorp)
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She’s a cat person, even though she doesn’t have one now because her partner is allergic to cats. She says being a cat person is “more a state of being than an activity.”
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MacKinnon, who was born in the U.S. to Canadian parents, has dual citizenship.
She says she’s a “dedicated aunt to my 10-year-old nephew who lives outside D.C.,” but it’s been hard for her to keep in touch during the pandemic.
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Her artistic interests extend beyond theater. She’s also into music and plays the viola.
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MacKinnon says she’s becoming an “excellent cook,” thanks to all the time she’s spent making her own dinners during the pandemic: “My palate and instincts have evolved.”