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TED has been around since 1984, but it's only been within the last several years that the company's thought-provoking, lecture-style talks have exploded into the mainstream.
The 18-minute-or-less talks cover everything from psychology to the environment to finance to business, and they often rake in millions of views online.
All of that success originates in TED's New York City headquarters.
The office has a 100-plus-person amphitheater, a stop-motion studio, plush viewing tents, single-person workspaces, and too many plants to count.
