Saturday, August 16


Bookkeeping

> $2B: Largest single donation to a US university, college, or academic health center; made by Nike's cofounder to an Oregon cancer research center.
> 82 mph: Speed of a pitch thrown by a 12-year-old boy in the Little League World Series; equivalent to a major league pitcher throwing 107 mph.
> $300K-500K: Anticipated hammer price for a bundle including the handwritten code to an unsolved secret message in the CIA headquarters.

Browse
> The great debate over who invented the bratwurst.
> A mathematical algorithm to win Guess Who.
> Don't throw away those fruit scraps—use them in a cocktail.
> Why more men than ever are getting plastic surgery.
> Gen Z enjoys living in these global cities.

Listen
> He was a politician, con man ... and murderer?
> "Why don't we sell our house, build a boat, and go?"

Watch
> Think twice before using "buy now, pay later."
> A ride in New York City's disappearing horse elevators.
> Crows are smarter than you might think.

Long Read
> Would you eat this bug to save the world?
> Instagrammers cannot escape the 9-to-5 lifestyle.
> Precarious livelihood of southern Ontario's worm hunters.

Best of the Week: Petunia is crowned world's ugliest dog.

Historybook: Gold is discovered in Canada’s Yukon Territory, sparks Klondike gold rush (1896); Babe Ruth dies (1948); Sports Illustrated is first published (1954); Madonna is born (1958); Elvis Presley dies (1977); Aretha Franklin dies (2018).

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