15-30 minutes: How long sleep experts think it’s fine to lounge in bed after you wake up. You may also “bet rot,” as they say on TikTok, in moderation. “If you want to stay in bed for the day because you are feeling burnout, do it, and don’t feel bad about it,” sleep psychologist Eleanor McGlinchey told The New York Times. But if you start to feel depressed or anxious, or it begins to interfere with work or daily tasks, it’s time to get moving.
112: Age of the world’s oldest man, who celebrated his birthday last week. John Alfred Tinniswood lives in a care home in Southport, England, and does not care about his Guinness World Records title, nor does he have many tips for others looking to make it to three digits, chalking it up to luck. “You either live long or you live short, and you can’t do much about it,” he said. (BTW: The oldest living person is 116-year-old Tomiko Itooka of Japan.)
116: Collection of Olympic torches acquired by Ripley’s Believe It or Not!, valued at $10m+. According to director of exhibits John Corcoran, it’s tricky to get a complete set of torches as some of the earlier games produced very few. Ripley’s now has 40 of 41 total torch designs. Missing is the 1964 Innsbruck torch, of which just two exist. One is in an Austrian museum; the other is with the family of the final athlete to carry it.
68%: Share of US hiring managers who say they’re either very or somewhat likely to prioritize candidates with the same political views. Over two-thirds said it would reflect well on the company, and 64% believe those candidates would be a better culture fit, but 82% said they were still very or somewhat likely to hire a person with opposing views. Though problematic, it’s a testament to how polarizing today’s politics have become.
