Monday, February 17

In The NEWS


Society & Culture

> Why do Broadway shows close?> The hidden cost of Korea's beauty industry.
> "Moneyball" writer Michael Lewis warns about sports betting.
> The life and legacy of director David Lynch.
> How the Beatles went viral.


World History
> The skinniest house in the US was built out of spite.
> A timeline of the engagement ring over the millennia.
> The long-lost art of coded postage stamps.
> Trade—and tariffs—in the ancient Roman world.
> The first left-handed president was James Garfield.


Business & Finance
> Why bitcoin is seen as the new gold.
> How de-dollarization would affect the global economy.
> Google's quirky 2004 IPO based on Dutch auctions.
> How the "Bank of Italy" became Bank of America.
> America's first female self-made billionaire was Martha Stewart.


Health & Medicine
> The other mammals who go through menopause.
> Why edible gold is increasingly on the menu.
> The most—and least—common birthdays.
> The life of a pistachio.
> Seven viruses that cause cancer.


Science & Technology
> Visualizing the beauty of pollination.
> Why many horses drink beer.
> How Napster broke the music industry.
> Cystisoma, the seven-inch crustacean with eyes for a head.
> Astronauts agree: The moon smells like gunpowder.


SOURCE:  1440 NEWS

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