☀️ Awesome Things by John Suder, Volume 177
Another week of internet awesomeness. Awesome Things is read across 40 US states and 34 countries.
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On to this week’s Awesome Things:
With an almost fanatical attention to detail, artist Beth Matthews makes graphic props for films (those little details like paper, signs, and advertising, that make a scene realistic for the time).
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Roughly 100 competitive daydreamers gathered in Tokyo the “Space-out Competition” Heart rates were checked and anyone who laughs, talks or dozes off was eliminated during the 90-minute competition.
“It's hard to explain, but there is something meaningful about getting together with people who willingly choose to do nothing.”
[If this were on Zoom, I’d certainly win this one in the US…]
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Red-wine headache explained - and it is not about volume
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The 25 Best Movie Sequels of All Time, According to Internet Voters
Take a peek inside the £3.3 million Bugatti Bolide’s interior
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Web Design Museum exhibits thousands of screens and videos of old websites, mobile apps and software from 1990s to mid-00s
MSG Is The Most Misunderstood Ingredient In America. One Company Is Shifting The Narrative.
Ajinomoto's uphill battle against disinformation.
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It’s mid-afternoon. You’re full from lunch. The day is warm. You’re starting to feel drowsy. Should you give in to the comfort of a nap? [ Hell yeah.]
How One Man Walked 6,000 Miles Across America’s Largest Metropolis
William B. Helmreich Explores the Dynamic, Sleepless Multicultural Tapestry of New York City.
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"Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice, and most of all, love of what you are doing."
– Pelé
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