💬 Quoted…​​ “That changed everything.”

• A team of US researchers have found a way to revive eyes from organ donors after death, an accomplishment many experts previously hadn’t thought possible, per the WSJ.

🍿 Stat of the Day: 25% of the IMdB user reviews for The Rings of Power – Amazon’s Lord of the Rings prequel TV show – have been 1 stars, leading the tech giant (which owns IMdB) to temporarily suspend all reviews through tomorrow.

• In related news, The Rings of Power drew 25 million global viewers in its first 24 hours, an all-time Prime Video record; the show is also the most expensive in TV history.

🌎 Around the World: UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss will succeed Boris Johnson as the country’s next Prime Minister after winning 57% of the vote in a runoff election among members of the country’s Conservative Party over the weekend.

🤯 Did You Know?... More than 50 college football players are valued at $500,000+ entering this season, including 12 worth $1+ million, per data from NIL platform On3.

📖 Worth a Read: 5 Questions the Most Interesting People Will Always Ask in Conversations → (Inc. Magazine)

📊 Poll results: Since the DONUT is being used across more than 20,000 classrooms on a consistent basis, Friday’s edition was a departure from the norm. Instead of multiple choice, we accepted long-form responses to the question: “What do YOU think is needed to get America’s children back on track in the classroom?”

• Read some of the most thought-provoking answers here.