Growing giant produce has taken off across the country during the pandemic. Seed companies say they saw a surge in home gardeners buying larger varieties, especially in the pandemic’s early months. https://modernfarmer.com/2020/11/growing-big/

"Ever dream about dining over home plate or have batting practice all night? The Pensacola Blue Wahoos in Pensacola, Florida, are giving you the chance to do just that." https://www.today.com/video/minor-league-baseball-team-offers-stadium-stays-on-airbnb-94558277600

This eight-piece cello cover of the 'Jurassic Park' theme was recorded by a single musician (wearing a dinosaur costume).

Surely you needed this today.
https://nerdist.com/article/cello-cover-jurassic-park-theme-samara-ginsberg/

"....Thicker ink also changes the physical experience of writing, not necessarily all for the better." (2015) https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/08/ballpoint-pens-object-lesson-history-handwriting/402205/

Striking photos of vinyl under a scanning electron microscope https://thevinylfactory.com/news/incredible-photos-of-record-grooves-under-an-electron-microscope/

I’m working on an article about how companies re-train staff, and how to do so effectively. By “re-train” I don’t mean “add a single new skill. e.g. Photoshop” but prepare them for a major career change (as would apply to someone who, say, had a job eliminated due to automation). If you have been the recipient of such (positive) behavior on the part of an employer, or responsible for it from a management/leadership point of view, would you be willing to tell me about it? We can take it private.

An ancient squid that looked like a paper clip. https://www.newscientist.com/article/2258764-squid-like-creature-that-looked-like-a-giant-paperclip-lived-200-years

"American Cookery’s recipe calls for 14 pounds of sugar, 12 pounds of raisins, and oodles of spices, along with both wine and brandy for flavor." https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/what-is-election-cake

Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador has requested several manuscripts in the Vatican’s library ahead of the 500-year anniversary of the Spanish conquest of the Aztec empire https://hyperallergic.com/598115/mexico-asks-vatican-for-temporary-return-of-ancient-indigenous-manuscripts

Hey, this is suitably distracting. And non-partisan.

"Hair in the White House is never just hair. It’s a political construct, assembled with combs and chemicals that the bearer, knowing that the final styling will be scrutinised, must endow with meaning that accords with a broader policy."
https://www.economist.com/1843/2020/11/02/the-history-of-first-ladies-hairstyles-untangled

“I am fundamentally an optimist. Whether that comes from nature or nurture, I cannot say. Part of being optimistic is keeping one's head pointed toward the sun, one's feet moving forward. There were many dark moments when my faith in humanity was sorely tested, but I would not and could not give myself up to despair.”—Nelson Mandela

A clever prank can be enjoyed hundreds of years later… Like the medieval stone selfie a 12th-century mason carved into a Galician cathedral. https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2020/nov/01/a-selfie-set-in-stone-hidden-portrait-by-cheeky-mason-found-in-spain-900-years-on

a livestream of Philadelphia’s mail votes being counted. https://www.philadelphiavotes.com/.../item/1882-live_stream

Saturday Evening Post covers in celebration of voting https://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/collections/time-to-vote/

Archaeologists have uncovered the longest known trackway of ancient human fossil footprints, offering evidence of interactions between an adult and a child, and the presence of megafauna. https://www.sapiens.org/archaeology/fossil-footprints

Here's your morning inspiration. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGu-d2MjAzs