📉 Narrative Violation Around U.S. Manufacturing; Short King Discrimination on Bumble; Map of Europe’s Medieval Universities
PLUS, new data shows Steve Ballmer’s “wall” at the Intuit Dome is working.
👩🏭 Manufacturing Has Been Steadily Declining for 70 Years
From Justin Wolfers:
It’s manufactured consensus that manufacturing only began declining in the 2000’s.
🐝 Short King Discrimination on Bumble
From Sheel Mohnot:
Tall guys win today. But short guys will get the last laugh when they’re 100 years old and their heart still works. 😅
🏫 Europe’s Medieval Universities
From u/marbellmarvel:
👉 The oldest university in Europe that’s been in continuous operation is the University of Bologna in Italy. It was founded in 1088.
🏀 Steve Ballmer’s “Wall” at the Intuit Dome Is Working
Ballmer built a new stadium for the LA Clippers where they now have a seating section behind the free throw line called the “wall”. If you want to sit there, you’re required to go extra psycho whenever the opposing team is shooting free throws.

🧠 Ballmer might be a damn genius.
10 Iconic Companies That Pivoted from Their Original Business Plan
From Ruben Dominguez Ibar:
I did not know that Nokia used to be a paper mill 🤣
⛹️♂️ The NBA’s Best Offensive Lineups (2024-2025 Season)
From NBA University:
Interesting that only one of them is a starting lineups.
🎶 Banger of the Day
If you don’t know who Hudson Mohawke is, you should. He’s made a lot of kickass songs you’ve prob never heard, and he’s also made like 12 Kanye songs you’ve def heard but prob didn’t know he was behind. (Waves, Mercy, Blood on the Leaves, etc)
Anyways, here’s one of his finest remixes:
SIDE NOTE: On Instagram, we pair each post with a song that bangs. A lot of people don’t know that we have a comprehensive Spotify playlist with every song we ever played. Click here to check it out. 🎶