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As colder days inches forward, some of us dread the Winter Blues. But the 70,000 people living in Tromsø, Norway have a different approach. They celebrate winter. They marvel at its beauty and the opportunities for cozyness. They go out and experience it as much as possible. Change your mindset and enjoy the cold and remember, there's no bad weather, just bad clothing — theconversation.com

Remember the T.I 83 calculator? The background history is interesting and the fact that most can't afford a $100 a cause for concern, knowing that it is required in most curricula — gen.medium.com

No, shorter sleep is no correlated with shorter lifespan. This was one idea from Matthew Walker's book, Why We Sleep, that I wrote about on Sundry. However, Alexey Guzey fact-checked the first chapter and found a lot — too many — factual and scientific errors. We even learn that sleep deprivation, in a clinical context, might be a treatment for depression. — guzey.com

Footballers subjective playstyle meets data analysis — dtai.cs.kuleuven.be

Higher than usual alcohol consumption resulted in lower mortality from coronary artery disease. This stands for men, independently from common environmental, and genetic, factors. — academic.oup.com

The history of early Japanese woodblock tabloids. Near the end of the 19th century, sensational and captivating stories were illustrated by the most able artists on blocks on wood. They were called *shinbun nishiki-e. — * atlasobscura.com

Did you think Wikipedia was the sole remaining bastion of idyllic Internet freedom? I really am sorry to share this link, because I was really saddened reading what's going on over there —medium.com

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