Dovi's Digest Volume 2
A weekly newsletter for all your intellectual, spiritual and physical needs
Hi all and welcome to Volume 2 of my newsletter. With over 50 subscribers in the first week, we're growing at an unprecedented rate (seeing as I have nothing against which to measure it). In this week’s edition we have jazz loving rats, the bagel mafia and how the ballpoint pen is a murderer, amongst other things.
There were no correct answers to last week’s Brain Teaser, so no shout outs. The answer is below.
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Keep those articles coming!
Stay safe and warm
All the best
Dovi
And now, the articles:
Surviving It All – The Resilience of Marga Griesbach
She’s 92, made it through the Holocaust, and set off for a cruise around the world in February
How New York’s Bagel Union Fought — and Beat — a Mafia Takeover
The mob saw an opportunity. Local 338 had other ideas
Has Cricket’s Greatest Captain Played His Final Match? (Courtesy of Josh Hovsha)
One of the greats of our time may uncharacteristically leave without a bang
How the Ballpoint Pen Killed Cursive
Thicker ink, fewer smudges, and more strained hands: an Object Lesson.
Controversial Study Shows Rats Prefer Jazz to Classical Music, While on Drugs
How can I write a blurb on that headline?
The Price You Pay
Sweden struggles with ‘herd immunity’ experiment
Quote of the Week:
“People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day” – A. A. Milne
Fact of the Week:
JRR Tolkien and C S Lewis once went to a party dressed as polar bears. It was not a fancy dress party.
Cartoon of the Week:
Brainteaser of the Week:
What common four-letter English word can have each of its letters replaced with the letter “r” and still have each of the four new words created make sense?
Last week’s answer:
15 ships. Here’s the solution.
Is there something you particularly liked or didn’t like? Let me know at dovisdigest@gmail.com