“When estimating consumption from the amount of beer provided to soldiers, convicts, and workers or reconstructing consumption from tax revenues on beer we see that the average person consumed about a liter of beer a day, this is around four […]
“There is no clear explanation for the sea mammal’s behavior, say authorities, who has been seen riding and gnawing surfboards” ~ learn more
“I decided today that I’m going to see if I can find the restaurant with the highest number of brothers.” This thread starts at “2 Bros Pizza” but does not end there. Internet collaboration at its finest. ~ learn more
“The Tigris River, which borders Mesopotamia in the Fertile Crescent, has been a key source of irrigation, power, and travel that dates back to the earliest known civilizations.” ~ learn more
Pigeons have a social dynamic, and the highest status birds are the heaviest. These researchers decided to attach weights to some of the lighter, subordinate birds. Well, guess what… They became more aggressive, rising up the pecking order as a […]
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The World Economic Forum points to the city’s open data initiative as a key to success. “With better access to data, municipal agencies can access fine-grained information to create targeted policies, and app developers use the data to map not […]
“After 15 years of rewilding at Dundreggan – and a reduction in deer numbers from about 16 a sq km to five (the ideal number for natural woodland regeneration is two to five in each sq km but in some […]
This great news brought to you by a journalist who “collected and compiled big-city crime data as a way to assemble a more real-time picture of national murder trends.” His research points to lower murder rates across the country. ~ learn more
“[UBS analysts] estimated that in 2023 anywhere from $250 million to $500 million in medical spending could be due to pickleball injuries.” I also read somewhere that it’s the biggest cause of injuries to millennials (unverified). ~ learn more