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Four short links: 28 Aug 2021

Speed Of Thought, Polish Ghost Election, Couples Meet Online, Serotonin

For a while there, when I was reading a LOT of the Internet every day, I wrote down the random cool stuff I learned.

  1. The “speed of thought” (neuron conduction speed) is only 110m/s, which isn’t that fast. 9 ms of latency just in your arm! (John Carmack)
  2. Poland holds ghost election with 0% turnout - Poland held an election in May 2020 with 0% turnout. The vote was not officially cancelled but polling stations stayed closed. (The Guardian)
  3. 40% of new American couples meet online. (Quartz)
  4. “Serotonin is known as the ‘happy chemical’ but over 90% of it lies within our gut, where it has a role in pushing poo along.” (Charlotte Mykura)

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