💬 Quoted…​​ “I just twerked and played James Madison’s crystal flute from the 1800s. We just made history tonight!”

On Tuesday night, Lizzo became the first person to ever play a 200-year-old crystal flute – sent as a gift to President James Madison in 1813 – during the D.C. stop of her ongoing North American tour. ​​

• The Library of Congress had maintained the flute in its vault for decades, before allowing the pop star to play it onstage – under the careful watch of Library staff and Capitol Police.

💊 Stat of the Day: Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story drew an audience of 196.2 million viewers in its first week, making it among the five best opening weeks for any Netflix original series in history.

🤯 Did You Know?... Blind people can process speech up to three times faster than sighted individuals (25 syllables per second vs. 8-10). This is because the part of the brain typically used for sight is instead repurposed to enhance audio capabilities.

📖 Worth a Read: How the false rumor of a Chinese coup went viral → (MIT Technology Review)

📊 Poll results: Yesterday, we asked whether y’all agreed with President Biden’s plan to forgive some federal student loan debt.

• 40% said yes, 52% said no, and 8% were unsure or had a more nuanced opinion.
• The last time we asked this question (in August), 43% said yes, 46% said no, and 11% were unsure or had a more nuanced opinion.

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