Friday, August 02, 2019

Friday Links!

A long week, and a strikingly odd set of links.

From Wally, and this is excellent: Could La Folia be History's Most Enduring Tune? A bizarre story: Q: How many cows does it take to build a Zeppelin? A: 250,000. Very high WTF here: Knitting Heavy Metal World Championships. This is next-level: This Ramen-Eating Godzilla is Priceless, Charlie Brown Feels Shame.

From Andrew Milgate, and this is, by far, the greatest Tour de France spectator link I've ever seen: Vive le Tour! And another: The Tour de France Devil : Didi Senft.

From David Gloier, and it's an amazing story: THEY SAID YOU COULD LEAVE ELECTRIC SCOOTERS ANYWHERE — THEN THE REPO MEN STRUCK BACK.

From C. Lee, and I completely agree: Story time: the five children’s books every adult should read. I wrote about this being a big deal a few months ago, and here it comes: McKinsey Bot on Your Office Computer Could Be Sizing You Up. Fascinating:  Why childhood sweethearts no longer measure up – and six other ways dating has changed. This is great: The Victorian Cards That Explained How to Use a Book to Flirt. I can't believe this was actually a thing: When New Yorkers Were Menaced by Banana Peels.

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