💬 Quoted… “We apologize for this error and the length of time for which it went unnoticed.”

• An error at the Moda Center in Portland, Oregon, during Women’s March Madness this weekend has the NCAA in full apology mode. For what, you ask? The same thing men around the world worry about constantly – coming up short by a few inches. In the NCAA’s case, the 3-point lines on opposite ends of the court were two different lengths – one fell 9 inches short of regulation – for five games over two days (pic shown above). The discrepancy was reportedly spotted by an eagle-eyed Portland divorce lawyer sitting in the nosebleeds, who, through a series of actions, got the attention of officials who then initiated a change.

💥🚗📉 Stat of the Day: Ready for a bit of good news? Traffic deaths are on the decline. Just under 41,000 Americans died in traffic accidents in 2023, representing a 3.6% drop from the previous year and the second-straight annual decrease, per new National Highway Traffic Safety Administration data. The decline in traffic deaths comes as Americans are driving more than ever, recording 67.5 billion more miles on the road last year compared to 2022.

🤔 Did You Know?... A 2020 study of 5+ million race results found women are on average slightly faster than men when races are longer than 195 miles – which is likely due to women having higher levels of estrogen (as well as stronger minds😉).

📰 Worth a Read: The new science of death: ‘There’s something happening in the brain that makes no sense’ → (The Guardian)