US passport fact of the day
2023-12-29
"In 1990, only 5% percent of Americans had a passport. Today, that number is 48%." pic.twitter.com/FWKF8IdxC2
— Devon âī¸ (@devonzuegel) December 19, 2023
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Saffron fact of the day
2023-12-22
Branca buys 3/4ths of the world's saffron, according to Eater, for their popular fernet drink.
The dangers of coal
2023-12-20
US coal power plants killed at least 460,000 people over the past 20 years - twice as many premature deaths as previously thought, with updated understanding of dangers of air pollution (PM2.5) https://t.co/ajJ1An3hBp
— Dr. Melissa C. Lott (@mclott) November 24, 2023
An interesting example of status quo bias. We know that coal is dirty and that it is a part of the electricity system, and these negative health effects are a part of normal operations, so we accept them.
Mary Poppins was right
2023-12-18
A spoonful of sugar really does help the medicine go down.
A recent study has found that a fruit-flavored medicine, taken once daily for six months, reduces a child's risk of developing multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) disease by over 50%.
From News Minimalist as reported in Bloomberg.
1) How had this not already been tried? 2) How has this not already been rolled out to all children's medicine?
The dominance of online courtship
2023-12-14
BREAKING: if you are looking for love in America, stay right here on the internet.
— Eric Klinenberg (@EricKlinenberg) December 14, 2023
Nobody is meeting through friends, in bars, at work, at college, or in the neighborhood any more. #ModernRomance âĻ@azizansari⊠pic.twitter.com/lk36HZf6OQ