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Things I Learned this Week

Among the things I learned this week:
* Non-essential residential and commercial construction was halted during World War II. (Courtesy: New York Review of Books)

* You can buy golf-cart insurance. (Courtesy: Progressive)

* Pert Plus is one of the few shampoos that will lather in salt water. (Courtesy: EG)

Things I Learned this Week

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)