Dovi's Digest Volume 4
A weekly Newsletter for all your intellectual, spiritual and physical needs
Hi all, and welcome to volume 4 of Dovi’s Digest.
The world has been quieter this week, which ironically makes my job both easier and more difficult. Easier as I don’t have to make those tough decisions as to which articles make the cut, more difficult as the articles don’t magically come to me. Thankfully, I have you, *insert name here* to help steer me in the direction of those tasty articles. In this week’s edition we have wrong numbers, a double feature on face masks as well as one of the biggest examples of chutzpah on record, amongst other things.
We finally have our first ever correct answers to the brainteaser, and therefore our first ever shoutouts! Well done to Daniel Rab(inovitz), Hazel Levine, Raph Levy and Bianca Shulman. You can now claim you’re smarter than at least nearly 100 or so other people. The answer is below.
We’re now approaching the 100 subscriber mark, so please keep referring your friends (or enemies, depending on how much you enjoy the newsletter, I don’t judge) to push us up and over.
Keep those articles coming!
Stay warm if you’re in South Africa, and regardless of where you are, always stay cool
All the best
Dovi
And now, the articles:
She Gets Calls And Texts Meant For Elon Musk. Some Are Pretty Weird
(courtesy of Isaac Lipschitz)
Lyndsay tucker, a skin care consultant, has Elon musk’s old cell phone number. So every day she fields calls and texts intended for him
Baltimore’s Most Hated Cop and Me
Only a mile and a big world separated us. An all-American story of two boys from the East Side of Baltimore.
Microscopic Robots Could Take Your Body On A Fantastic Voyage
Scientists have been developing microrobots that could imitate white blood cells. Injecting them into the bloodstream to fight cancer could be next.
The Secret, Absurd World of Coronavirus Mask Traders and Middlemen Trying to Get Rich Off Government Money
The federal government and states have fuelled an unregulated, chaotic market for masks ruled by oddballs, ganja-preneurs and a shadowy network of investors.
Masks Prove to Be A Puzzling New Retail Category
Are they a fleeting fad or the new normal?
Bellagio Bandit: How One Man Robbed Vegas’ Biggest Casino and Almost Got Away
Tony Carleo stole $1 million in chips – then checked himself into the casino’s hotel to live like a king
Quote of the Week:
“Taking a dog named ‘Shark’ to the beach is a really bad idea.” - Unknown
Fact of the Week:
The average elevator runs the equivalent of halfway around the world each year.
Cartoon of the Week:
Brainteaser of the Week:
A man walks west for 3 miles
then south for 4 miles
then east for 2 miles
then north for 1 mile
then east for 1 mile
In which direction and how far should he walk to return to his starting point?
Last week’s answer:
AT.
beATen, grATin, heATed, slATed
Is there something you particularly liked or didn’t like? Let me know at dovisdigest@gmail.com