Among the things I learned this week:
* At the F.B.I., the Sept. 11 plot officially remains an open case. (Courtesy: Mark Mazzetti and Scott Shane/NYT)
* A second video of my participation in demolition derby exists. (Courtesy: SA)
* Instant noodle sales by volume fell by 12.5 percent last year. (Courtesy: The Economist)
Among the things I learned this week:
* A chicken’s first eggs have a harder shell than usual. (Courtesy: ZS)
* The recidivism rate for a anti-aggressive driving course in VA is 0.04 percent, up from 0.0 percent in the mid-2000s. (Courtesy: AVH).
* A box of Edison wax cylinders were discovered and identified recently, including the only known recording of Bismark. (Courtesy: NYT and Ron Cowen)
* There is a series of endurance races for sub-$500 cars called the 24 Hours of LeMONS. I am considering making it my follow up to the Jason at the Derby demolition-derby adventure. (Courtesy: AJ)
Among the things I learned this week:
* Shakespeare became popular after a publisher disregarded copyright agreements and moved to sell his works for dirt cheap. (Courtesy: Harper’s)
* The tremendous drop in labor share–how much labor is needed to cover the labor costs of doing business–during the past few years and its longer decline. (Courtesy: The Big Picture)
* What it’s like to be in an earthquake. (Courtesy: Personal experience)
* Once you’ve been in a demolition derby, you never watch one the same way. (Courtesy: Personal experience)