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May 30, 2019

Charles Darwin ate many of the animals he discovered. Seeking out “birds and beasts which were unknown to human palate.”

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Dining Like Darwin: When Scientists Swallow Their Subjects Scientists who eat the plants and animals they study are following in the tradition of Charles Darwin. During the voyage of The Beagle, he ate puma (“remarkably like veal in taste”), iguanas, giant tortoises, armadillos. He even accidentally ate part of a bird called a lesser rhea, […]

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The inventor of the USB had originally intended for it to be flippable, however that idea was scrapped due to the extra cost. Despite USB becoming the standard, he still regrets that decision. “In hindsight, we blew it,” he said.

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Happy birthday USB: The standard turns 20, and proud inventor Ajay Bhatt tells all Intel’s calling November 15, 1995, the 20th birthday of USB. But it’s not enough to have a birthday anymore; you need an origin story, too. And for USB, one of most popular technology standards of the PC era, that story is

The inventor of the USB had originally intended for it to be flippable, however that idea was scrapped due to the extra cost. Despite USB becoming the standard, he still regrets that decision. “In hindsight, we blew it,” he said. Read More »

In 2014, an 89 year old WW2 veteran, Bernard Shaw went missing from his nursing home. It turned out that he went to Normandy for the 70th anniversary of D-Day landings against the nursing home’s orders. He left the home wearing a grey mack concealing the war medals on his jacket.

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Missing D-Day veteran pulls off escape to Normandy A pensioner who went missing from a nursing home in East Sussex has been found safe and well – commemorating the D-Day landings in Normandy. Police said staff at the Hove nursing home called them yesterday evening when the WWII veteran did not return after going for

In 2014, an 89 year old WW2 veteran, Bernard Shaw went missing from his nursing home. It turned out that he went to Normandy for the 70th anniversary of D-Day landings against the nursing home’s orders. He left the home wearing a grey mack concealing the war medals on his jacket. Read More »

The top 10% of drinkers account for more than half of all alcohol consumed in the U.S. Which equates to them consuming an average 73.85 drinks per week.

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How Much Do the Top 10 Percent Drink? More Than You Ever Imagined Granted the topic isn’t specifically business related (although I could argue that, since entrepreneurship is a lifestyle, anything lifestyle-related is relevant), but the findings of this study are too amazing not to share. I promise you’ll say, “Wait … what?!” First there

The top 10% of drinkers account for more than half of all alcohol consumed in the U.S. Which equates to them consuming an average 73.85 drinks per week. Read More »

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