Mark Twain tried moving Thanksgiving

A handful of random things worth sharing

Artwork by Yuni Yoshida

For those who celebrated Thanksgiving last week, I hope you had a wonderful time filled with friends, family, and food.

This week I am bringing back the old Mishmash format, where I share some fascinating things I’ve found on the web.

Let’s jump in!

Interesting links:

1. 🗺️ Community-built map of Indigenous territories, treaties, and languages

2. 🍎 Ranking of apple types*

3. 🕵️ FBI Agent who took down the Silk Road (Interview)

4. 🏙️ The creation of the Empire State Building

5. ✉️ Helen Keller’s letter for Mark Twain’s 70th Birthday

   1. NYT Write up the Mr. Twain’s party

6. 🎨 Tribute to Charles Shultz

7. 📚 The Need to Read

8. 📦 Where Does all the Cardboard Come from?

*Satire piece by Brian Frange

The true test of intelligence is not how much we know how to do, but how to behave when we don’t know what to do.

– John Holt

Have a great rest of the week!

-Ryan