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Dining Solo
Dining out alone is great, and this article makes a case for everybody doing it once in awhile → https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/23542276/dining-out-alone-solo Food week continues. Thanksgiving week is full of social & gatherings, but is also a nice time to remember that dining out alone can be great. Sit at the bar & it can become even…
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Greatest Sandwiches
A fella searched history for the greatest sandwiches, and came up with a list of the best five & worst five → https://www.theguardian.com/food/2023/nov/01/from-compressed-yeast-to-cream-cheese-and-cornflakes-one-mans-search-for-the-worlds-greatest-sandwich Food week continues. Disappointingly, but not surprisingly, three of the best five contain mayo. Why is there so much mayo in the sandwich world, no matter where on Earth you are? I…
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Funniest Words
Mental Floss discusses a study that takes a shot at determining the 200 funniest words in the English language, and figure out why words funny → https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/566352/funniest-words-to-say-in-english One of the reasons I’m posting a recommendation each day (other than to feed into snackpantry.com) is to force myself to post & write something every day. It’s…
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Physics Sphinx
The Sphinx in Giza might have been originally shaped by nature, and merely fine-tuned by humans → https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/11/study-reveals-how-natural-processes-helped-sculpt-the-great-sphinx-of-giza/ What can’t nature do, given enough time: Mountains; canyons; sculptures. This certainly made things easier for folks to make it back in the day, and even makes it seem a little less strange. Or maybe not —…
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People Total
An explainer that calculates & details how many people have ever lived. On Earth → https://www.prb.org/articles/how-many-people-have-ever-lived-on-earth/ There’s also a video linked in the article, but this one is worth a read. The # they come up with is interesting, but how they come up with it is the most interesting part of it. I also…
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Food Truths
This food columnist sums up her top science-backed truisms after ten years on the job → https://wapo.st/3QksSlW New nutrition “facts” usually make big news when the results of the first study are announced. But most seem to eventually be proven wrong (ex: that wine every day is good for you), so I try to always…
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Creator Economy
The creator economy is severely underrated by we older folk, and, it turns out, by the Federal Government. Here’s a good explanation of why it is, what it is & why it matters → https://wapo.st/3FyHWra A lot of what I wanted to do in this sabbatical year I’m on is to independently create & put…
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Residential Library
There’s a library in North Wales that is both a working public library AND a bed & breakfast. Here’s an article about it from someone who stayed there → https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20231022-gladstones-the-uks-only-residential-library I don’t really think about or keep a travel bucket list, but this place is now on it. Maybe it’s because I’m not going to…
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English Accents
A detailed explanation of why non-native English speakers have accents, a combination of their native language norms & English weirdness → https://www.economist.com/books-and-arts/2021/10/16/why-you-have-an-accent-in-a-foreign-language I love English spoken with an accent. Accents are the best, and they make me even more appreciate how hard those folks worked to learn our crazy melting pot of a language. Some…
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Coin Flip Odds
Coin flip odds are not 50/50, as the results are impacted by the initial position of the coin → https://www.iflscience.com/coin-tosses-are-not-5050-scientists-toss-350757-coins-and-prove-old-theory-71047 I love “things are not as you think” articles & findings like this. It’s proof that the scientific method works AND can be super interesting. Please note: If I ever toss a coin with you,…
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Noise Colors
There are different colors of noise. They’re mathematically defined, and have different purposes → https://wapo.st/45pHK83 We’ve all heard & know about white noise, but I don’t think we ever thought that the word “white” meant something very specific. It turns out the color meant something all along, and I’m a believer in the characteristics of…
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