Researchers studied 6 million course syllabi to see how college has evolved over the years. https://www.fastcompany.com/90376685/this-historic-map-of-6-million-syllabi-reveals-how-college-is-changing

Stirred Not Shaken: How Do You End Up With 50,000 Swizzle Sticks? https://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/swizzle-sticks/

>> Hays established a “Three Second Kiss” rule. To get around it, Alfred Hitchcock had his actors stop and restart their kisses every three seconds, and thus, by technicality, got away unscathed with making the kiss scene in between Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman in “Notorious” (1946) over two minutes long.
https://www.messynessychic.com/2019/07/16/hollywoods-doom-book-and-other-tales-of-blacklisting-in-american-cinema/

"You have probably never heard of MOFs, but 50 years from now, we believe, they will be an ever-present part of human life just as plastics are today." https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/youve-probably-never-heard-of-mofs-but/

"The researchers found that sugar consumption actually lowers people's alertness within 60 minutes after consumption, and it increases feelings of fatigue within 30 minutes after eating. That means chugging a Gatorade before a run or snacking on a Twix to combat the afternoon dip is an act of futility."

Scientists argue that there is no such thing as a sugar rush.

https://elemental.medium.com/there-is-no-such-thing-as-a-sugar-rush-d4ec638e1d67

Your moment of OH PRETTY https://twistedsifter.com/2019/07/food-art-by-adam-hillman-best-of/

The Torturous History of the Treadmill
"This was considered to be more humane, at least compared with earlier methods of punishment, which centered on hanging or exile to British colonies."
https://thewirecutter.com/blog/history-of-the-treadmill

Notre-Dame Came Far Closer To Collapsing Than People Knew. This Is How It Was Saved

Great story. But the way the site conveys it is outstanding.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/07/16/world/europe/notre-dame.html

The Fascinating and Complicated Sex Lives of White-throated Sparrows https://www.audubon.org/news/the-fascinating-and-complicated-sex-lives-white-throated-sparrows

A plate heaped with thumb-sized maggots, grubs, and bloodied human hearts are just a few of the features that can be found on English pastry chef Annabel De Vetten’s signature morbid cakes. https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/where-buy-victorian-morbid-cakes

FBI Releases Master Decryption Keys for Grandcrab Ransomware #cososec https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-releases-master-decryption-keys-for-gandcrab-ransomware/

AI is a game changer, writes @carolpinchefsky https://www.hpe.com/us/en/insights/articles/6-ways-ai-is-making-an-impact-on-video-games-1907.html

"Bloomberg News estimated in 2014 that 1,750 fans per year are hurt by batted balls at MLB games. Amid debates over how much protection teams should offer spectators, we wanted to find out which areas of stadiums might be the most dangerous, which could help us figure out what could be done to prevent more fan injuries."

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/we-watched-906-foul-balls-to-find-out-where-the-most-dangerous-ones-land/

A study says "it takes about 50 hours of socializing to go from acquaintance to casual friend, an additional 40 hours to become a 'real' friend, and a total of 200 hours to become a close friend." https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/09/how-to-make-friends/565742/

“To an editor,” Bill Watterson, the creator of Calvin and Hobbes, wrote in 2001, “space may be money, but to a cartoonist, space is time. Space provides the tempo and rhythm of the strip.” https://lithub.com/why-calvin-and-hobbes-is-great-literature/

The simplest and most successful experiment onboard Apollo 11. https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/the-simplest-and-most-successful-experiment-onboard-apollo-11

"Fuelled by hard drugs and righteous anger, his incendiary prose shook America. Could our writer channel his spirit by spending a night at the typewriter where it all happened?" https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/jul/12/gonzo-hunter-s-thompson-cabin-airbnb-fear-colorado

Guilty. https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2018/12/ill-do-it-later/578173/