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Hello all! Welcome to Volume 177 of Dovi’s Digest.
Every year I have made mention in the Digest of “Fat Bear Week”. Towards the end of summer in the northern hemisphere, hibernating animals begin to pack on pounds in preparation for their winter naps. Bears are no different and begin to binge eat from August. Each October the rangers at Katmai National Park in Alaska create a bracket to find the fattest bear in the region, which comes down to an audience vote. You can read more about the reason behind it and the contenders here and go and vote over here.
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There were FIVE correct answers to last week’s brainteaser, Well done to Chaim Ehrlich, Kevin Levy, Ariel Subotzky, Hazel Levine, and David Greenway! The answer and this week’s puzzle are below.
Keep those articles (and everything else) coming.
Have a great weekend,
Dovi
And now, the articles:
Monster Wrestling and Other Weird, Wonderful Sports from Around the World
From traditional Japanese log riding to charitable llama races in Colorado, this photographer has seen it all.
Inside The Taliban's Luxury Hotel
The Intercontinental in Kabul was Afghanistan's first luxury hotel. Once the site of legendary parties, the hotel is now in the hands of the Taliban, and their fighters are supposed to work with outsiders.
Death on the Savage Mountain
What really happened on K2, and why 100 climbers stepped over a dying man on their way to the summit.
The Road That's The 'Eighth World Wonder'
The 1,300km Karakoram Highway cuts through some of the most astounding rock faces on the planet. It's a road trip of dreams, yet few have ever heard of it or how it came to be.
A New JFK Assassination Revelation Could Upend the Long-Held “Lone Gunman” Theory
In a new book, former Secret Service agent Paul Landis, largely silent for 60 years, says he found a bullet in Kennedy’s limo. A sometime presidential historian explains why that’s so significant, if true.
The Era of Over-The-Top Weddings
After a pandemic-induced backup and pent-up demand, weddings have come roaring back with bigger budgets, longer guest lists, and grander ideas.
Homesick
A return to Chornobyl’s radiant landscape
Quote of the Week:
Folks are usually about as happy as they make their minds up to be.” – Abraham Lincoln
Word of the Week:
Aficionado
noun
uh-fish-ee-uh-NAH-doh /əˌfiSHəˈnädō,əˌfisyəˈnädō/
A person who is very knowledgeable and enthusiastic about an activity, subject, or pastime.
"aficionados of the finest wines"
Facts of the Week:
In 1871, an Ohio lawyer was killed when he accidentally shot himself demonstrating how a “murder victim” might have accidentally shot himself.
In 1994, a convicted murder in England was given a retrial after it was revealed that jurors had consulted a Ouija board.
In 1474, a rooster was put on trial in Switzerland for laying an egg.
No woman in Britain has ever been convicted of stealing a bird's egg.
After the Queen, the first living person to appear on a British postage stamp was Roger Taylor, the drummer from Queen.
Queen Victoria was given the first Pekingese dog in Britain. As he was looted from China, she named him Looty.
Miniature Pekingese are also known as sleeve Pekingese: they were once kept up the sleeve for use as weapons.
Of all dog breeds, Pekingese are the most genetically similar to wolves.
Cartoon of the Week:
Tweet of the Week:
Headline of the Week:
Brainteaser of the Week:
Arrange the numbers from 1 to 15 in a row such that the sum of every two adjacent numbers is a square number. (A square number is 1, 4, 9, 16, etc.—just any number multiplied by itself.)
Last Week’s Brainteaser and Answer:
You can go from “A” to “seatbelt” by adding a letter and rearranging them into different words. Which words belong on the dashed lines?
A
AS
SEA
EAST
TASTE
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SEATBELT
Answer:
LATTES or LATEST then BATTLES or TABLETS
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