Sixty years ago, Berry Gordy Jr. incorporated Motown Record Corporation, and it's been the soundtrack to our favorite movies ever since.

...This should give you some music to which you can boogie.
https://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2020/04/the-15-best-motown-movie-moments/

The history of mainstream handwashing only began near the end of the 19th century. https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a31982721/history-washing-hands/

The curse of being beautiful: Orchids under threat
The global demand for orchids has a dark side. Trafficking and illegal harvesting could be threatening their very existence.
https://www.kew.org/read-and-watch/orchids-under-threat

“Only The Secret Garden has held my attention. Only The Secret Garden takes place in a universe I recognize.” One writer on the book that’s getting her through quarantine. https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2020/04/14/quarantine-reads-the-secret-garden

Noted philosophers reconsider their key insights after a month of social distancing. https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/noted-philosophers-reconsider-their-key-insights-after-a-month-of-social-distancing

Rick Steves is learning to cook and enjoying every sunset. https://www.gq.com/story/rick-steves-travel-isolation-interview

About half the globe’s population is under stay-at-home orders to stall the spread of the coronavirus. Reopening will depend on massive levels of testing so people know if they are infected right away. https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/04/16/999887/how-to-test-everyone-for-the-coronavirus/

Pets in isolation share their experience https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=85&v=o5Ejup_nfPY&feature=emb_logo

Live baseball! Okay in Taiwan but I’ll take it. https://time.com/5822240/watch-taiwan-baseball-live-free/

A lost Viking trade route has been re-discovered. It was likely used to ferry goods like butter and reindeer antlers across Europe. https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/04/hidden-viking-trade-route-emerges-melting-ice-norway

"This is the paradox of authenticity: In order to reap the many of the benefits of feeling authentic, you may have to betray your true nature." https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/the-inconvenient-truth-about-your-authentic-self/

With Masks on People Brave The Influenza [in Phoenix] Oct. 26, 1918

https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/data/batches/az_jojoba_ver01/data/sn84020558/00202195490/1918102601/0583.pdf

Archaeologists discovered ancient artworks in a mummy’s coffin. Two well-preserved paintings of a goddess were found lining the base of the casket in a Scottish museum. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-discover-paintings-goddess-3000-year-old-mummys-coffin-180974619/

Six hours of sheep grazing. So relaxing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrKkchVOOAs

About 10,000 employees from 27 baseball teams are taking part in the first and largest nationwide study for COVID-19 antibodies. https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/04/15/834946026/major-league-baseball-joins-the-fight-against-coronavirus-in-a-big-way

Walk along the garden path in the Loire Valley
https://us.france.fr/en/loire-valley/moodboard/gardens-chaumont-sur-loire

4 innovative companies with solutions that promise to reinvent important sectors of our economy sustainably. https://pgsignal.com/these-four-startups-are-redefining-sustainability/