Good tokens 2024-12-13
2024-12-13
Things I learned
Already my first correction of my 2024 list: it appears that 75% of the world's saffron probably does not end up in Fernet. Thanks to Tom Whitwell for the correction.
Need a gc filled with people sending esoteric pieces of fact back and forth. For instance, Saturn's rings are younger than the dinosaurs.
— rohit (@krishnanrohit) December 8, 2024
Infanticide facts from Pacific Standard:
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that a baby born in the United States in recent decades was 10 times more likely to be killed during its first day
- For the first week, a baby’s killer is overwhelmingly likely to be its own mother.
- A surprising number of pregnant women—about 1 in 2,500— are in denial about their pregnancy until birth
From my friend Oriana: The more males and females of a bird species look alike (e.g. cranes), the more likely they are to mate for life. The more males and females of a bird species look dissimilar (e.g. mallards), the more likely they are to be promiscuous.
The oldest bond in the world dates from December 10, 1624; pays €13.61 of interest a year. From the FT via The Browser.
Worth your time
Ben James on Fusion. Can’t wait to read the rest of his guides.
Some thinking on how companies get penalized for trying to be more sustainable by the Green Beauty Community. I do think that one reaction to the backlash on greenwashing has been some companies pulling back from talking about what they’re doing.
this is the japanese snow fairy 🤍
— Nature's masterpiece (@nature-view.bsky.social) December 8, 2024 at 5:53 AM
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Musings
Write shitty first drafts is another way of saying that quality is derived from quantity.