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A spreadsheet approach to finding love
I found this published in The Economist’s 1843 magazine. “The management consultant’s guide to love and sex, by Alice Hines.” | learn more
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The mystery of $2 Billion in loans backed by fake gold
“Nasdaq-listed Wuhan Kingold put up 83 tons of purported gold bars as collateral, but now lenders are finding at least some of it was just gilded copper.” | learn more
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We have known that Earth is round for over 2,000 years.
I didn’t give the ancients enough credit until I read this: “But long before Magellan, it was obvious to observant sailors that the Earth is round. If you sail towards something tall, like a mountain, you will see the top […]
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There’s a ‘Magic Age’ when you find your musical taste
“And just as there’s a critical period for learning a language, so too is there a critical period for learning your musical tastes: It starts at 14 and peaks at 24.” | learn more
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Americans and Brits love a good gamble
CNBC reports, “Americans earning less than $30,000 admit to spending about 13% of their income on lottery tickets”, and the average American buys $1,000 of lotto tickets. Meanwhile, about 1 in 3 people in the UK hold Premium Bonds where the interest on […]
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You aren’t allowed to criticize Goldman Sachs with their new font
“Investment bank Goldman Sachs has released a free-to-use family of fonts called Goldman Sans. But the fonts have a catch: according to the license, you’re not allowed to use them to criticize Goldman Sachs.” | learn more
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Fold ‘n fly
A database of paper airplane designs with all the instructions you’ll need to succeed. | learn more
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Jim Carrey’s epic 1994
Did you know that The Mask, Dumb and Dumber, and Ace Ventura all came out in the same year? | learn more
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The $2 billion marketing letter
“Below is what many consider ‘The Greatest Sales Letter of All Time.’ It sold $2 billion worth of Wall St. Journal subscriptions & ran from 1975-2003 with only minor edits.” | learn more
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Covid-19 superspreading events database
“Superspreading Events (SSEs) are events where multiple people —a minimum of 5, for example — get infected with the novel coronavirus.” Highlight: 220 people in Germany sick after, “4-hour-event. Live music, ritualized kissing.” This is a database of information about […]