Dovi’s Digest Volume 41
A weekly newsletter for all your intellectual, spiritual and physical needs
Hi all, and welcome to Volume 41 of Dovi’s Digest.
In a week full of kidnapped Emirati princesses, GameStop rising (again), Australia’s new news laws, coups and attempted coups, I have done my utmost to bring you your weekly dose of things that you never knew you wanted to know more about. One thing that didn’t make it in as an article, and that few people know anything about, is the oil spill currently affecting Israel’s coastline. Sealife has obviously been badly affected, none more so than sea turtles. However, rescuers have called on one odd trick to help save the turtles from all the tar. Mayonnaise. Read the full article here.
There were six correct answer to last week’s riddle, well done to David Flax, Yali Friedman, Josh Berman, Josh Todes, Hazel Levine,and Adam Frame. This week’s riddle is below.
In this edition my favourite article is the Sacha Baron Cohen interview. It’s longish, but so worth the read. You’ll also find out more than you needed to know about Brazilian buttlifts, where our water came from, hummingbirds and their micro-hibernation habits, and my last Mars articles. I hope you enjoy them all.
Keep those articles (and everything else) coming,
All the best
Dovi
And now, the articles:
Sacha Baron Cohen: “If You’re Protesting Against Racism, You’re Going To Upset Some Racists”
Stopping Trump, reforming Facebook and risking his life to make a Borat sequel. In an exclusive interview, the actor unveils his plans for a revolution – and reveals how it feels to come out as himself.
Brazilian Butt Lift: Behind the World's Most Dangerous Cosmetic Surgery
(Courtesy of Shmuel Moch and Elliot Djebreel)
The BBL is the fastest growing cosmetic surgery in the world, despite the mounting number of deaths resulting from the procedure. What is driving its astonishing rise?
The National Spelling Bee Ended With Eight Winners – Here’s the Winning Word From Every Spelling Bee Since 1925
(Courtesy of Dylan Berger)
Can you spell “impressive”?
To Survive Frigid Nights, Hummingbirds Cool Themselves to Record-Low Temperatures
“You wouldn’t even know it was alive if you picked it up.”
Water, Water, Everywhere
And now scientists know where it came from.
Vivian Maier: The Elusive Genius Who Hid Herself Away
An exhibition in Amsterdam celebrates the work of a nanny who has come to be recognised as a master photographer.
Mars Madness
The DIY explorers who dream of a 35-million-mile trek.
Quote of the Week:
“Nothing important, or meaningful, or beautiful, or interesting, or great ever came out of imitations. The thing that is really hard and really amazing is to give up on being perfect and beginning the work of becoming yourself.” ― Anna Quindlen
Facts of the Week:
AirBnb’s HQ features a replica of the war room from Dr Strangelove.
A supersonic flypast at Ottawa’s new airport in 1959 smashed all the glass in the buildings and delayed the opening for a year.
The first loop-de-loop roller coaster had to close down because so many people were passing out.
Disneyland shut down its gondola rides because too many people were having sex on them.
When two prime numbers differ by 6 (e.g. 5 and 11), they are known as “sexy primes”.
(6 x 9) + (6 + 9) = 69
The Babylonians were doing trigonometry 3,700 years ago.
5,000 years ago, humans practiced brain surgery on cows.
Cartoon of the Week:
Tweet of the Week:
Brainteaser of the Week:
The following letters can be arranged to give four words (one being a proper noun).
What are the words?
EELRSTT
Last week’s Brainteaser and answer:
Which of the following words does not belong with the others?
TRAP LIVED SHORT BATS REGAL
Answer:
Short. The others all spell another word backwards (Part, devil, stab, lager).
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