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| Photograph by pvstory |
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| WHAT WE FOUND |
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| A History of… Pizza |
| Pizza is way older than you think. We’re talking 14,000-year-old charred flatbread found in Jordan, ancient Roman cheese flatbreads, and a medieval Italian document listing “twelve pizzas” as literal rent payment. The real story gets even better once it hits Naples, where street vendors balanced coal stoves on their heads to keep it warm. And the guy who actually brought pizza to America? Not the name you’d guess. The man history forgot. › |
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| Can You Really Be Friends With an Ex? We Asked a Dating Expert. |
| It is one of the oldest questions in relationships. A dating expert says it depends on three things: how recent the breakup was, how often they talk, and who they turn to when something goes wrong. And if you are still unsure, she has a single question that settles it. Where the line is. › |
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| MORE GOOD STUFF |
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| How to Make Difficult Decisions, According to Philosophy |
| Ever agonize over a decision, career, relationship, where to live, and realize there’s no clear right answer? A philosopher has a name for that: a “hard choice,” where the options aren’t better, worse, or even equal, they’re just genuinely different. Her point is that no amount of extra research is going to tip the scale for you. The real question was never “which is objectively best,” it’s “who do I actually want to become.” You’ll use this one. › |
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| First-Ever Footage of a Rare Deep-Sea Squid |
| Fewer than 70 bigfin squid have ever been seen. This one appeared two miles down off California, four feet long, holding its arms bent at right angles in what researchers call the elbow pose. Watch it. › |
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| TOP SHELF |
| Here’s what to expect as air taxis actually begin to take off. Some outstanding bourbons $50 and under. Can humans learn to hibernate? Why do I crash at 3pm? The science behind the afternoon slump. And the worst things Mario has ever done. |
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| ONE TO FOLLOW |
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| @h_miller76 |
| Former American football player who creates incredibly thought-provoking posts that will change the way you see certain things. |
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| LAST WORD |
| “I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.” |
| — NELSON MANDELA |
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