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A Handy CalendarIn the 1890s, traveler Henry Attwell found that the residents of rural Holland used their hands to recall which months of the year have 31 days: The knuckles of the hand represent months of thirty-one days, and the spaces between represent months of thirty days. Thus, the first knuckle is January (thirty-one), the first space February (twenty-eight or twenty-nine, the exception), the second knuckle March (thirty-one), the second space April (thirty), &c. The fourth knuckle, July (thirty-one), is followed by the first [of the other hand], August [thirty-one], and so on, until the third knuckle is reached a second time....
27Why All Fast Food Chains Look The Same Today - Cheddar ExplainsHave you ever wondered why new McDonald's, Wendy's, KFC, Taco Bell, Burger Kings and more are starting to look the same? Over the years consumer preferences have evolved and recently a new type of restaurant has entered the game to cater to those very preferences. For traditional fast food, it's either evolve or go extinct. Further reading: 1. Restaurant-ing through History 2. Ethics, Design and Planning of the Built Environment: by Claudia Basta and Stefano Moroni 3. Historic Projects 4. Washington Post 5. Business Insider 6. ArchDaily 7. Curbed 8. Australian Design Review 9. QSR Magazine 10. The Laurinburg Exchange https://www.australiandesignreview.com/architecture/a-look-inside-mcdonalds-new-times-square-flagship-by-landini-associates/ QSR Magazine: https://www.qsrmagazine.com/fast-casual 10 The Laurinburg Exchange: https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/1958/arbys-to-hold-grand-reopening-friday Subscribe to Cheddar on YouTube: http://chdr.tv/subscribe Connect with Cheddar! On Facebook: http://chdr.tv/facebook On Twitter: http://chdr.tv/twitter On Instagram: http://chdr.tv/instagram On Cheddar.com: http://chdr.tv/cheddar
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Butterflies Have Hearts In Their Wings. You'll Never Guess Where They Have Eyes : Short WaveAdriana Briscoe, a professor of biology and ecology at UC Irvine, studies vision in butterflies. As part of her research, she's trained them to detect light of a certain color. She also explains why they bask in the sunlight, and why some of them have 'hearts' in their wings. Plus ... you'll never guess where their photoreceptors are.She's written about the importance of teachers and mentors in diversifying the STEM fields. Email the show at shortwave@npr.org.
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