Bookkeeping
> $3.9B: How much Americans are expected to spend on Halloween treats.
> 14.4: Divorces per 1,000 married women in 2023, down from 22.6 in 1980.
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> Which cars birds are most likely to poop on.
> You might want to clean your showerhead.
> Honeycrisp apples are a farmer's nightmare.
> Why Oct. 5-14, 1582, never existed.
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> These are unusually innovative times, says a Nobel laureate.
> 1440 Explores: Subscribe to our new podcast to learn about the birth of credit cards and why humans drink alcohol. Next episode—on ghosts—drops Oct. 30. (Apple | Spotify | YouTube).
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> Why the US Northeast gets more rain on the weekends.
> How to build a Chinese typewriter.
> Three steps to making someone fall in love.
Long Read
> Think twice before trusting a wine connoisseur.
> How phones are flattening our friendships.
> Robot Figure 03 is gearing up to do your dishes.
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Historybook: "Moby-Dick" is first published (1851); The US formally took possession of Alaska from Russia (1867); Thomas Edison dies (1931); Astronauts Jessica Meir and Christina Koch conduct first all-female spacewalk (2019); Former Secretary of State Colin Powell dies (2021).
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