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“American, Italian, and French women react better to compliments about their...”
– The most effective online come-ons, by country. In Online Chat-Up Lines, the Lips Have It | Fast Company
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Observations: Music and speech share a code for... →
Not all that surprising, but it’s fun to think about how innate musicality is to us, whether we’re cognizant of it or not. A cute video explanation of minor 3rds here (or think of the first two notes of ”Hey, Jude” and “Greensleeves.”)
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thedailywhat: Lights Out: The GE Show celebrates “the intricate choreography of flying” with a video of all the take-offs and landings at various airports strung together to form “paths of flight.” See Also: Making of. Mesmerizing! (Nice job, @colinjnagy et al)
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“David Selig of Red Hook, Brooklyn, a restaurant owner and amateur beekeeper, was...”
–  Whuttt… Bees in Brooklyn Hives Mysteriously Turn Red - NYTimes.com
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“The ABC Law prohibits from selling, serving, delivering or offering to patrons...”
– I can name about 10 establishments off the top of my head that have blatantly broken this law. Eddie Huang was scapegoated! Free Eddie Huang!  (via Unlimited Drink Specials | New York State Liquor Authority)
Dec 1st
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