TIL: How the IMF and the West Debt Trapped Egypt
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Today I Learned that letters with round tops (Q, O, S, etc.) are drawn a smidgeon higher than letters with flat tops (E,T,F, etc.). This 'overshoot' makes them appear equal to our perception
Frere-Jones Type
https://frerejones.com/blog/typeface-mechanics-001
Frere-Jones Type is a type design practice in New York City.
TIL that all those videos about the old Hollywood accent are absolute BS.
Hollywood's "Fake" Mid-Atlantic Myth DEBUNKED!
https://youtu.be/9xoDsZFwF-c?si=TrCKXJCUlBoc1dKb
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TIL about "Dubbing", the practice of removing part of a farmed birds earlobes or other parts attached to the head. It is usually done without any anesthetic
TIL that Gwyneth Paltrow is not just a harmless grifter
Three women contract HIV from dirty “vampire facials” at unlicensed spa
https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/04/dirty-vampire-facials-behind-first-hiv-outbreak-linked-to-spa-treatments/
Five patients with links to the spa had viral genetic sequences that closely matched.
TIL March is Irish American heritage month, but we don't have a British-American, or Scottish-American heritage month.
TIL: Eating pine nuts can occasionally cause some people to experience a bitter or metallic taste lasting from a few days up to 2 weeks
https://www.foodauthority.nsw.gov.au/about-us/science/food-risk-studies/pine-nuts-and-pine-mouth
There are French controlled islands off the coast of Newfoundland (Canada)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon - Wikipedia
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Pierre_and_Miquelon
