Pavel Sokolovsky

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fun facts · Sep 2018

Are pop lyrics getting more repetitive? 

A website called The Pudding has put together a thorough analysis with all sorts of colorful and animated charts. You are guaranteed to learn something. | learn more

fun facts · Sep 2018

Spiders fly across Lake Michigan. 

While visiting the Willis Tower for a meeting this week, I heard a story of spiders flying across the lake from Michigan and attaching themselves to tall buildings. My skepticism alarm went off right away and I had to google it. | learn more

fun facts · Sep 2018

Why Bob Vila left This Old House. 

“Why Bob Vila, perhaps the most famous handyman in history, may have set the stage for a digital era in which stars aren’t afraid to cash in on their names.” | learn more

fun facts · Sep 2018

Botched CIA communications helped blow cover of Chinese agents. 

“It was considered one of the CIA’s worst failures in decades: Over a two-year period starting in late 2010, Chinese authorities systematically dismantled the agency’s network of agents across the country, executing dozens of suspected U.S. spies.” | learn more

fun facts · Sep 2018

Bees are thriving in Amsterdam. 

Couldn’t miss this fact - especially as I was stung for the first time in about 25 years. “While scientists have been sounding alarm bells over the decline of bees globally, Amsterdam may have worked out how to save them.” | learn more

fun facts · Sep 2018

Remember the Trapper Keeper? 

Thank you, Tedium for not letting us forget: “The Trapper Keeper is a beacon of nostalgia, but genericized branding and school rules have pushed it off to the side. Good luck finding a new one in 2018.” | learn more