October 18, 2013: Morning
- Native Americans' under-noticed role in the Civil War: Seward once told fighter Ely S. Parker, "Go home, cultivate your farm."
- Europe's human rights chief warns Britain it cannot cherry-pick its rules and must give prisoners the right to vote.
- Human Rights Watch accuses Ethiopian officials of torturing political prisoners in Addis Ababa prison.
- The EU average of Jews concealing their faith is 20%; in Sweden, it's 49%.
- Women performed the duties, or "numerical needlework," of computers before computers.
- The worst conversations one woman has had at bars in ascending order.
- Beer is booming in Africa—45% of the continent's total beer volume is Guinness.
- A dash of wild yeast, an earthy aroma that some call funky, horsey, or leathery.
- Chimps' song-like barks used in snake avoidance refutes commonly accepted belief chimp sounds are involuntary.
- Marmosets found to exchange calls in a precisely timed, back-and-forth fashion typical of human conversation.
- Niche online dating is a burgeoning sub-industry.
- Would the real Joseph Gordon-Levitt use the profile name "TheRealJosephGordonLevitt" on OkCupid?
- Humans are drawn to curvy architecture because it sets off an emotional response in the brain.
- Pop music is rife with references to breathing and not breathing; it's downright lazy.
- Compilation of statistics suggests animals who eat meat and vegetables are most likely to end up roadkill.
- Horse-drawn carriages around Central Park is a tradition on its way out.