Happy Sunday! I'm doing something a little different with this episode. It will feature a bit sent to me by a fellow Stir subscriber and promote another subscriber.

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Alrighty on to the Stir!

The World of Baby Names

What are the most popular names in the US for males and females? Think for a second. What names do you hear every day? US Social Security Administration reveals what names have been the most popular for the last 100 years.

For males, Michael was the reigning champ for 44 years! He was eventually dethroned by Jacob. And last year the most popular name for males was Liam. For females, Mary dominated the list for a long time and was briefly knocked off by Linda but regained rule not long after. Then the J's took over. Most popular name for females last year was Olivia. Good stuff to keep in mind when you're naming your children.

The World of Farting

One of our very own Stir subscribers sent this to me. Now, I'll admit it's weird to talk about farting but hey we all do it and we're doing this for science so there!

The average person produces 500 to 1,500 ml of gas per day and expel it about 12-25 times. (even beautiful runway models fart!). Research has shown that there is no significant difference in the amount of gas that males and females pass. Another interesting fact is that people pass more gas when they are asleep. So, there is no need to ever feel ashamed of this very natural bodily process, even when it is smelly.

Really wish he didn't use the word "expel". Why couldn't he have just said farts? Here's the source.

The World of the Human Body

The Human Body in Numbers

Your body consists of 37 trillion cells divided into 200 different types. 100 billion cells make up the skin, which is the largest organ in your body. 100 billion neurons in the brain allow you to process as many as 60,000 thought per day.

You also have 127 million retinal cells that allow you to see the world in as many as 10 million different colors. You have 30 trillion red blood cells, 42 billion blood vessels, and 6 liters (1.6 gallons) of blood in your body. Your blood makes approximately 10% of your body weight. Your nose has 1,000 olfactory receptors that allow you to distinguish 50,000 different smells.

Your lungs allow you to breathe 23,040 breaths per day, while your heart beats around 115,200 heartbeats per day or 42 million heartbeats per year. You have 640 muscles, 360 joints, 206 bones and 100,000 hair follicles. You produce around 23,000 liters (6,075 gallons) of saliva in your lifetime, which is enough to fill two swimming pools.

~ Hashem Al-Ghaili

Wow! Just wow. I'd link to the source but didn't grab the url when I had the chance and lost it.

The World of Bitcoin

I'd like to start showing off the cool things that our subscribers are doing and in lieu of that I wanted to shoutout one of our subscribers and good friend of mine, Jacob! He appeared on CoinDesk's "Community Crypto" episode where they talked about Bitcoin in a Banking City. Jacob is introduced around the 26:49 minute mark. Another interesting thing about Jacob is he founded Bitcoin Charlotte, a bi-monthly meetup that discusses Bitcoin (most recently over cigars and cocktails). He started it waaay before Bitcoin was all the rage, back in 2013 I believe. If you're interested in Bitcoin, he's your guy! Jacob didn't ask me to do this by the way. I just wanted to feature what our community was up to!

The World of Proverbs

“How you think when you lose determines how long it will be until you win.” ― G.K. Chesterton

End Note

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Brennen