Have a great Friday and the most perfect weekend!
When Sweden switched sides
Most countries got stuck with whatever side of the road they started using for driving, but some changed. Sweden did so in 1967:
All traffic stopped at 4:50 am. At exactly 5:00 am, cars carefully moved from the left side of the road to the right. Strict speed limits were enforced for the next week.
Overnight, crews had swapped out 350,000 road signs and repainted intersections.
They bought buses with doors on both sides to prepare in advance.
How Nepal elected its next leader in Discord
The people of Nepal overthrew their government after it tried to block social media, where people discussed the corruption of the said government. The movement, organized and coordinated online without a central leader, chose the new interim Prime Minister on Discord. Good thing that just a few days before, Discord raised its server limit to 25 million (Nepal's total population is 29 million).
500+ of the most interesting Wikipedia articles
A somebody's personal collection of some of the most fascinating, morbid and unusual articles on Wikipedia. Great way to spend half a Saturday if you ask me.
When content is infinite, curation is what matters.
New Zealand's population map
New Zealand is basically empty. Australia is similar. Our intuition is surprisingly unfit to judge how populous some countries are. Amazing Maps is a great little Twitter account that never ceases to amaze me.
What's a "cheat code" you discovered in real life that actually works?
Redditors are gathering the best cheat codes (or maybe "practices") that help in real life. Some of my favorites:
Be genuinely kind to staff and service workers.
Compliment people on their choices, not their inherent traits (e.g. “great dress” instead of “great legs”).
If you’re frustrated, align yourself with the person’s perspective: what do they believe, know, and want?
Place a tortilla under your tacos to catch anything falling and get a spare taco (GENIUS).