Dovi’s Digest Volume 240
A weekly newsletter for all your intellectual, spiritual, and physical needs
Hello all! Welcome to Volume 240 of Dovi’s Digest!
In this week’s added extras:
33 ways Japanese culture can improve your life.
Set off as many fireworks as you can click.
See how any two people in the world can be connected (with photos).
This vegetable was declared the healthiest by the CDC.
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There were TWO correct answers to last week’s brainteaser, Well done to Ariel S and Chaim E! 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:
The Science of Noise Colours: Why White Noise Makes You Sleepy and Blue Noise Helps You Focus
Yes, you really can hear colours – and here’s why one audiologist thinks you should pick a favourite.
Why Is It So Hard to Build a Holocaust Memorial in London?
Plans for a striking national monument next to the Palace of Westminster have been mired in disagreement for years.
The Brilliant, Unique World of Child Prodigies
Millions Have Played Wordle, But There’s More to the Game Than You’d Expect
One word. Five letters. Six tries. Countless moments of triumph and dismay.
Can Someone Please Tell Me What Is Going on With Glitter Pickles?
"Glickles" might be the pinnacle of 2024 food trends.
How Some of the World's Most Brilliant Computer Scientists Got Password Policies So Wrong
The US government’s latest recommendations acknowledge that password composition and reset rules are not just annoying, but counterproductive.
Do You Believe in Life After Death? These Scientists Study It.
Is reincarnation real? Is communication from the “beyond” possible? A small set of academics are trying to find out, case by case.
Quote of the Week:
“I became a journalist partly so that I wouldn’t ever have to rely on the press for my information.” – Christopher Hitchens
Word of the Week:
(Courtesy of Don H)
Ultracrepidarian
Noun
ul-tra-krep-i-DARE-ien /ˌʌl.trə.krep.ɪˈdeə.ri.ən/
Someone who has no special knowledge of a subject but who expresses an opinion about it
I avoid commenting on football for fear of being called an ultracrepidarian.
Do you know a word you think others should know about? Submit it here!
Facts of the Week:
Candy cigarettes are illegal in France, Spain, Scandinavia, Portugal, Ireland, Brazil, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia.
Chocolate milk is better for you than a sports drink.
Cockroach milk is one of the most nutritious substances on the planet.
Relative to their size, cockroaches can run at 210 mph.
Only 52% of the UK's 2,838 speed cameras are switched on.
A woman in Oxfordshire has 51 points on her driving licence.
Ant McPartlin was given the biggest drink-driving fine in British history.
To get around the law that licenced premises must be a minimum of 500 metres from a highway, a pub in Kerala constructed a maze to its front door.
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Brainteaser of the Week:
On an island, every resident is either half-hearted or enthusiastic. A visitor from a distant land was invited for dinner by a group of 10 residents. After dinner, the visitor asked all 10 members of the group about the number of enthusiastic inhabitants within their group.
She received the following answers: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12.
Knowing that the answers of the half-hearted individuals cannot be more than the actual answer, and the answers of the enthusiastic individuals cannot be less than the actual number, determine the number of enthusiastic inhabitants within the group.
Last week’s brainteaser and answer:
There are three common one-syllable words that become three-syllable words by adding just one letter. How many can you name?
Rode → rodeo
Came → cameo
Are → area