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Hello all! Welcome to Volume 196 of Doviās Digest.
When Iām having a rough time, and someone notices and asks me how I am, I usually revert to the line that I refer to as āold faithfulā ā Iām just tired.
Sleep hygiene is a new(ish) buzzword in health circles. Itās exactly what it sounds like: building healthier habits around bed and the bedroom, for example not using screens or even just keeping the room cool. Iāve become a proponent of this. My phone isnāt allowed in bed (which does lead me to sit on the floor at the foot of my bed scrolling to be fair), the windows are always open (even in winter), and the room is dimly lit. I do my best to get 7.5 hours a night, and even with all of this, I often wake up tired. There is of course more to it than that. Depression and anxiety contribute. As does stress. Sometimes these are in our control, but more often theyāre not. So, what can we do about it?
This weekās headline article delves into these and a few other reasons why so many of us are so tired, plus some tips to alleviate it. There are no hacks, but through some changes, you can wake up more refreshed, raring to go. Failing that, you can always quit your life and go live in a cabin in the wilderness, sleeping and eating when you want like a woodland creature. There isnāt any literature that this will make you happier and less tired, but then again there arenāt studies saying it wonāt work either. Iām saying you have options.
Thank you to everyone who has added more books to the recommendation list! Check out the sheet here. (which I updated, apologies all).
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In this weekās added extras:
Edible art made from Japanese rice and seaweed.
Go acoustic: this neat site allows you to play around with harmonics (itās much more fun than it sounds.)
Explore interesting places nearby listed on Wikipedia and discover new sights and destinations in your area.
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There were TWO correct answer to last weekās brainteaser, Well done to Chaim Ehrlich and Ariel Subotzky! There was one correct answer to two weeks agoās brainteaser, well done to Ariel again! The answers and this weekās puzzle are below.
If youāre well rested and jump out of bed every morning, - I definitely donāt resent you one bit. So while youāre lying there in contented silence unpunctuated by a screeching alarm, why donāt you read the story of the man whose best friend decided to kill him (the friend is a warthog to be fair), find out whether blueberries are actually blue, how Chinaās richest man made his money by exploiting rivers and lakes, step into the murky world of AI which churns out fake IDs by the thousands, read about Venusās moon which isnāt actually a moon but also might be, and a long read about billionaire Bill Ackmanās fight against Harvard plus pretty much everything else he disagrees with. Enjoy!
Keep those articles (and everything else) coming.
Have a great weekend,
Dovi
And now, the articles:
Why Do Some People Feel Tired All the Time?
For some people, no matter how much sleep they get, they still feel tired and low in energy. Why?
His Best Friend Was a 250-Pound Warthog. One Day, It Decided to Kill Him.
Austin Riley spent decades raising exotic animals in the Texas Hill Country. In a split second, the animal he thought he knew best changed his life forever.Ā
Are Blueberries Blue? The Answer Is Surprisingly Complicated
Blue pigmentation doesn't exist in the plant kingdom. Blueberries have gotten around this by evolving a waxy coating that scatters blue and ultraviolet light using microscopic structures, a new study finds.
Chinaās Richest Person Made Billions Bottling Pristine Water
Zhong Shanshan built his Nongfu Spring empire by extracting water from some of the countryās most ecologically important rivers and mountains.
Inside the Underground Site Where āNeural Networksā Churn Out Fake IDs
The site, called OnlyFake, threatens to streamline everything from bank fraud to money laundering, and has implications for cybersecurity writ large.
What is Venus' quasi-moon Zoozve?
(Courtesy of Yisroel G)
Venus and Mercury are the only planets in the Solar System without moons, but thatās not the whole story.
Raging Bill
Bill Ackmanās fight against Harvard has made him the public face of a billionaire class anxious it no longer rules the world.
Quote of the Week:
āThings arenāt important. People are.ā ā Terry Pratchett
Word of the Week:
(Courtesy of Jared S)
Abnegate
/ĖabnÉŖÉ”eÉŖt/abĀ·nuhĀ·gayt
Verb
Renounce, relinquish or reject (something desired or valuable).
"He attempts to abnegate personal responsibility."
Facts of the Week:
The downdraft from the helicopter filming the mountain scene at the start of The Sound of Music knocked Julie Andrews over after each take.
Helicopters can protect crops from frost by flying over them and moving the air around.
Apple consumption in the US tripled in the 10 years after McDonald's added sliced apples to their menu.
The consumption of gin in 18th century England was 25 times higher than it is today.
The quinine in tonic water glows a brilliant blue under UV light.
People in Iceland can be stopped by the police for driving under the influence of the Northern Lights.
Driving a car for 12 miles is the same carbon footprint as one āall day breakfastā sandwich.
More people in Britain work in the sandwich industry than in agriculture.
Cartoon of the Week:
Tweet of the Week:
(Courtesy of Josh F)
Headline of the Week:
Brainteaser of the Week:
A list of WWE personnel
Donald Trump
Jesus
ATP Tour records
George W. Bush
A list of current UFC fighters
United States
What do these things have in common?
Last Weekās Brainteaser and Answer:
A man steals a $100 bill from a store register. He then uses that $100 bill to buy $70 worth of goods at the store. The store owner hands him back $30 in change. How much money did the store lose?
Answer:
The store lost $100.
Here are some explanations.
Volume 194ās Brainteaser and Answer:
The Scrabblegram is a form of constrained writing in which you must write a piece of text that uses all 100 tiles in an English Scrabble set, and no other letters. The blank tiles must be used, and as per the rules can be any letter.
The clues below are a Scrabblegram. They are quick crossword clues and come with word lengths (the numbers in brackets.) Your task is to find the answers ā which are also a Scrabblegram.
Answer:
PARADISE LOST, KONNICHIWA, FORGIVE AND FORGET, MERCURY, JEZEBEL, SALVAGED, TRANQUILITY, WIPEOUT, AMBIDEXTROUS, A HOLE IN ONE
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