The December solstice happened about 8 hours ago, which means we'll have slightly more daylight today than we had yesterday. Today is also the 50th anniversary of Elvis Presley's meeting with Richard Nixon in the White House.
More odd things of note:
- Former Justice Department Office of Legal Counsel attorney Erica Newland has some regrets.
- Congress finally passed a $900 million stimulus bill that has no real hope of stimulating anyone who's unemployed or about to lose his home. Nice work, Mitch.
- Canada joined several European countries in blockading the United Kingdom after a new strain of coronavirus emerged in England.
- On this day in 1910, Montgomery Ward won a landmark case in the Illinois Supreme Court that led to the creation of Chicago's Field Museum of Natural History.
- Calculated Risk has a rundown of 7 key high-frequency indicators showing just how dire things are across several industries.
- Writing for Smithsonian, Beth Daniels reminisces about how Bullwinkle taught her political satire at a young age.
- New evidence suggests early humans survived cold winters by hibernating.
- Nielsen Norman Group has a list of their top-10 UX articles from 2020.
Finally, it's very likely you've made out with a drowning victim from the 19th century.