Dovi’s Digest Volume 234
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A weekly newsletter for all your intellectual, spiritual, and physical needs
Hello all! Welcome to Volume 234 of Dovi’s Digest!
In this week’s added extras:
In Number Dash, players are given a randomised grid of numbers and must click on them in ascending order as quickly as possible. There are three levels to choose from: easy (25 numbers), medium (50) and hard (100). Test your speed here.
Watch vampire bats run on a treadmill. (The science behind it is very interesting, actually).
Find out what vegetable you would be.
Tricks to lower your heart rate when you’re anxious.
Going to Disney World: How an epic ad came together.
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There were FOUR correct answers to last week’s brainteaser, Well done to Ryan S, Ariel S, Chaim E, and Josh H! The answer and this week’s riddle are below.
Keep those articles (and everything else) coming.
Have a great weekend,
Dovi
And now, the articles:
Touchscreens Are Out, and Tactile Controls Are Back
Rachel Plotnick’s “re-buttonization” expertise is in demand.
How Comic Sans Became the Crocs of Fonts
After 30 years of abuse, Comic Sans is ready for its redemption.
My Quest to Exterminate an Earworm
What happens when a Fall Out Boy song gets stuck in your head — and never leaves?
Hey Gen Z, I promise You Aren’t Aging Like Milk
Let’s talk about your quarter-life crisis.
How Cheerleading Became So Acrobatic, Dangerous and Popular
For decades, the sport has been shaped in large part by one company — and one man.
Previously Unknown Mozart Music Discovered in German Library
Piece dating from 1760s, probably composed when Mozart was in his early teens, uncovered by researchers in Leipzig
The Alchemists
They led a cycling revolution in Afghanistan where women were forbidden to ride. When the Taliban returned to power, their only hope was a harrowing escape to an uncertain future.
Quote of the Week:
“The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds; and the pessimist fears this is true.” – James Branch Cabell
Word of the Week:
(Courtesy of Hugo S)
Entente
on·tont/ɒnˈtɒnt,ɒ̃ˈtɒ̃t/
Noun
a friendly understanding or informal alliance between states or factions.
"the emperor hoped to bring about an entente with Russia"
a group of states in an informal alliance.
"the unsuccessful scheme to lure Greece into the war on the side of the entente"
the understanding between Britain and France reached in 1904, forming the basis of Anglo-French cooperation in the First World War.
Do you know a word you think others should know about?
Facts of the Week:
The average lifespan of a skyscraper is 42 years.
The useful lifespan of a coffee stirrer is 4 seconds.
The longest living animal is the Red Sea urchin, which survives for up to 200 years in the wild.
Brandt’s bat is the longest living bat: It can live for 40 years and weighs as much as 8 paper clips.
Paper clips float on water.
The world's biggest paper club is 30 feet long and nine feet wide.
You can buy a Prada paper clip for $185.
Cartoon of the Week:
Tweet of the Week:
(Courtesy of Dovi J)
Headline of the Week:
Brainteaser of the Week:
Move a single letter from one word to the other to make a pair of synonyms, or near synonyms.
Example: Boast - hip → boat - ship (by moving the “s”)
1. Our - Start
2. Strip - Tumble
3. Clause - Idea
4. Cash - Broom
5. Plight - Lam
Last week’s brainteaser and answer:
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?
Answer:
Four ducks.
You probably guessed six ducks, because you imagined them in pairs—two next to each other. But they could also be in a single-file line and fulfil the description. Let X = a duck:
X
X
X
X
Instead of:
XX
XX
XX