Dovi’s Digest Volume 233
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Hello all! Welcome to Volume 233 of Dovi’s Digest!
Well, it’s been a helluva week for me. Not much sleep, a fair amount of stress, balancing different commitments, all the while trying to keep myself from extending a little too far. I don’t regret it or resent for a second though, as it’s all for a very good cause. Because this week good friend and first editor of the Digest Isaac Lipschitz got married. It was a beautiful day, the ceremony was meaningful, and the reception after was a great party. So great in fact, that I only got home at 2:30am (which with the time difference, was more like 4:30 for me).
I didn’t feel it though, in fact I was quite chipper the next morning. Because although I know about a year ago I wrote about my frankly insane morning schedule, at heart I’m a night owl. I prefer to go to bed later than 10pm, and back in the day would often be up until 1am. Today that seems impossibly late for me, as I’m in my 30s and tired. But it pales in comparison with the extreme night owls in one of this week’s articles who seem to function on negative sleep. Anyway, it’s bed time for me (it’s past 10pm after all.)
In this week’s added extras:
14 dramatic moments from the 2024 Nature’s Best Photo Awards.
Take the test to pass the poetry Turing test and see if you can tell the difference between a famous human poet and a robot imitator.
How those sheep you see on impossibly steep mountains get down.
The Instagram account Your Music Education has put together a video showcasing every UK No 1 from the 1990s, with each song given one second for every week it topped the charts. Watch the full nine-minute masterpiece here.
This virtual sand art maker is fun and soothing.
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There was ONE correct answer to last week’s riddle, well done to Hazel L! The answer and this weeks Brainteaser are below.
Keep those articles (and everything else) coming.
Have a great weekend,
Dovi
And now, the articles:
What I Learned From Destroying Myself at the NYC Marathon
It’s like nothing I’ve experienced before or anticipate experiencing again. Here, the things you learn about yourself, and the world, running the NYC Marathon.
10 Places That Smell Like Nowhere Else
Follow your nose through these unique scentscapes.
Everyone Else Is Giving a Standing Ovation. Do I Have To?
Theatregoers and other performing-arts lovers are noticing the practice seems to have become the rule, not the exception.
Why, In A Universe Of Pain, I’m Saving Stranded Earthworms
Any action can seem futile amid so much suffering. I’ve realised the important thing is to stop despairing and do something.
Extreme Night Owls: “I Can’t Tell Anyone What Time I Go to Bed”
What happens when your natural sleeping pattern is at odds with the rest of the world?
Iceberg A-68: The Story Of How A Mega-Berg Transformed The Ocean
The world's largest icebergs – which can be larger than entire countries in some cases – break off the Antarctic ice sheet. As they drift and melt in the Southern Ocean, they create a unique environment around them.
The Agony and Ecstasy of a Timothée Chalamet Lookalike Contest
“It almost turned into a full-on cop-versus-twink extravaganza.” And then the real Timmy showed up.
Quote of the Week:
“I’m sure wherever my Dad is, he’s looking down on us. He’s not dead, just very condescending.” – Jack Whitehall
Word of the Week:
(Courtesy of Bob G)
Pertinacious
puh·tuh·nay·shuhs
/ˌpəːtɪˈneɪʃəs/
Adjective
holding firmly to an opinion or a course of action. Perversely persistent.
"he worked with a pertinacious resistance to interruptions"
Do you know a word you think others should know about?
Facts of the Week:
Jurassic Park was hit by the most powerful hurricane ever to reach Hawaii, but Richard Attenborough slept right through it.
In the movie Chinese Zodiac, Jackie Chan had 15 credits, including actor, writer, director, composer, and catering coordinator.
Amber Rudd was credited as “aristocracy coordinator” on Four Weddings and a Funeral.
A.A. Milne planned a film adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, with Mr. Darcy played by Eeyore.
5% of piglets are crushed to death by their own mothers.
The world record for crushing concrete blocks with the head while doing forward flips (111) was (until recently) held by a 17-year-old boy from Bosnia.
Concrete cannot be recycled.
Cartoon of the Week:
Tweet of the Week:
(Courtesy of David G)
Headline of the Week:
Brainteaser of the Week:
There are two ducks in front of two ducks, two ducks behind two ducks and two ducks in between. What is the minimum number of ducks?
Last week’s brainteaser and answer:
A supervocalic is a word or phrase that contains every vowel exactly once, in any order.
We’ll give you a category, and you have to name the only supervocalic that fits in the category.
Example: US Cabinet departments → Education
1. Countries (hint: It’s in Africa.)
2. World capital cities (hint: It’s in the Caribbean.)
3. Mike Myers role
4. HBO shows
5. Writing utensils
6. US national parks
Answer:
1. Mozambique
2. Port-au-Prince
3. Austin Powers
4. Euphoria
5. Fountain pen
6. Sequoia