At A Glance

Bookkeeping
> $34.1B: The estimated consumer spending for this year's Mother's Day.
> $130: The cost of a pair of prescuffed and prestained Nike Air Force 1s.
> 168 letters: The length of the world's longest name for a place—see it here.

Browse
> A collection of totally useless websites.
> Leadership lessons from Warren Buffett.
> Why nose breathing is a superpower.
> The animal kingdom moms that go above and beyond.
> Artist recreates Italian monuments with Lego bricks.
> How some flowers mimic the smell of rotting meat.

Listen
> Why can’t we turn empty offices into apartments?

Watch
> The CIA method for making quick decisions under stress.
> Eminem's "Lose Yourself" sung by lines from 331 movies.
> The rise and fall of the nearly 600-year rule of the Ottoman Empire.

Long Read
> How the now-defunct Skype changed people's worlds.
> Heat waves may accelerate the aging process.
> Uncovering the Buddha's origins in his Nepali hometown.

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