☀️ Awesome Things by John Suder, Volume 139
Another week of internet awesomeness.
It’s hard to believe that it’s already March. We've had a mild winter here in the Northeast, but it’s still damp, dark, and miserable.
But there’s a light at the end of the tunnel: Spring starts in 2 weeks and 3 days, Memorial Day is 12 weeks away, and I’ll be taking a trip to sunny Florida in Mid-March for some Phillies Spring Training and some R&R.
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On to this week’s Awesome Things:
The Dangerous Playgrounds of the Past Through Vintage Photographs, 1880s-1940s
If it seems like today’s kids have gotten “softer” compared to the kids decades ago, perhaps it’s because playgrounds have gotten softer as well.
Ten-year-old Olive Wallace of Pennsylvania recently tried her hand at composing music. Her mom, Michelle Wallace, shared her penciled piece with the TikTok community and asked if it could be played, "I need to know if it's any good or if it makes any sense."
As the weather heats up, the nectar in some Australian flowers will ferment, making the foragers drunk.” Some literally drank themselves to death.
Why didn’t they just go home and sleep it off?
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Meet Andres Valencia: The 11-Year-Old Who Made $1.3M Selling His Paintings at Art Miami
Many artists have struggled under the shadow of obscurity, waiting years for their talent to be recognized. Lore around Vincent Van Gogh, for example, suggests he sold only one piece in his lifetime. Such is not the case for 11-year-old Andres Valencia.
Why Brian Jones Was So Important To The Rolling Stones
Brian Jones was a musical innovator and multi-instrumentalist who was very much the inspiration for The Rolling Stones in their early days.
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Lottery for 800 rare whiskeys opens in Pennsylvania
The lottery includes hundreds of rare bottles from the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection 2022 Release, as well as just a handful of bottles of Michter’s Straight Bourbon Limited Release 20 Year Old, which costs more than $1,100 each.
When Doctors Thought ‘Wanderlust’ Was a Psychological Condition
For decades, “pathological tourists” ended up in asylums or worse.
Succession Will End After Season 4
“I’ve never thought this could go on forever," said Jesse Armstrong, the series creator. (A fantastic show if you’ve never seen it. S4 starts 3/26, so you have time to get caught up.)
Study finds surprising number of Americans think chocolate milk comes from brown cows
The study found 48% of respondents weren’t sure where chocolate milk came from. Seven percent thought chocolate milk only comes from brown cows.
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Leftovers
🍕 The largest list of Pizza types and varieties in the world
🍲 Move over Italian, the world has a new favorite cuisine
🐈 I left my cat with my parents for 2 weeks and my mom made a book: a thread
❤️ 10 Of Sophia Loren’s Best Quotes On Eating, Loving & Living Well
Tweet of the Week
Quotable
"They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself."
- Andy Warhol
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