💬 Quoted…​​ “Do you have what it takes to do the impossible? A virulent vehemence for vermin?... And most importantly, the drive, determination and killer instinct needed to fight the real enemy?”

Get ready to welcome the hero NYC both needs and deserves: Rat Person. The city recently listed a job posting for a rat czar, who will be responsible for exterminating the city’s rodents. Per the listing, the ideal candidate has a “general aura of badassery,” and is highly motivated and “somewhat bloodthirsty.”

• The role comes with an annual salary between $120,000 and $170,000.

🐦 Stat of the Day: Over the past month, Twitter has gone from about 7,500 employees to around 2,300, per Insider.

🤯 Did You Know?... Your energy expenditure when walking backwards is nearly 40% higher than walking at the same speed forwards.

📖 Worth a Read: How WALL-E Invented the iPad → (Slate)