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November 14, 2024 America's Reading Crisis, CleanTok, and Heart Rates Ten Picks for Today, Curated by Our Editors 1   Deep Dive She Was an Education Superstar. Then She Got Blamed for America's Reading Crisis. Can Lucy Calkins reclaim her good name? The Atlantic Helen Lewis Save 2   Shrinkflation How Big Toilet Paper Dupes Us All The wild, nonsensical world of toilet paper math, explained. Vox Whizy Kim Save 3   Good Eats The Best New Restaurants in America in 2024 Dining in 2024 felt exciting, confident, and joyful. Eater Staff Save 4   Fact Check Baseless Fears About Flouride Go Mainstream Experts worry misinformation on the effects of fluoride could harm public health. Stat News Anil Oza Save 5   Explainer The Heart Rate Secret: What It Reveals About Our Health—From Sleep and Alcohol to Fight or Flight There are more and more ways to monitor our heart rates, but what do the numbers really mean? Here is everything you need to know. The Guardian Joel Snape Save 6   Animal Kingdom How Fences Affect the World's Wildlife Modern fences are often so thoroughly impenetrable, they can slice up already-scarce habitats and restrict wildlife to increasingly small scraps of land. What can be done to reduce their impact? BBC Sophie Yeo Save 7   History Texas' First Baseball Champions The surviving member of the state's inaugural championship team reflects on the legacy of the Bowie 49ers. ESPN Roberto José Andrade Franco Save 8   Viral The Rise of CleanTok: Is the Pressure to Have Perfect Homes Making Us Ill? TikTok videos with the hashtag #CleanTok have more than 150 billion views, with influencers broadcasting themselves scrubbing their sinks, descaling their dishwashers, and using increasingly bizarre and extreme methods to make their homes shine. The Independent Ellie Muir Save 9   Pro Tips 'The Best Advice I've Ever Been Given': Celebrities Share Their Wisdom Words of encouragement, words of courage, wise words… Some of our most influential figures share the advice that's helped them most. The Observer Michael Segalov Save 10   T-Minus 2 Weeks 11 Movies to Get You Into the Thanksgiving Spirit While Thanksgiving movies often get lost between their more famous Halloween and Christmas counterparts, there's a lot of great cinema to feast upon before sitting down to turkey with the family. Mental Floss Michele Debczak Save   Yesterday's Most-Read Story Dogs and Their Owners Really Do Look Alike—Here's Why New research reveals that people aren't just imagining it—dogs and their owners share striking similarities, from matching hairstyles to mirrored temperaments. National Geographic Tara Law Save Thanks for reading! If you enjoyed this newsletter, please share it with a friend. Was this email forwarded to you? Subscribe now to get Pocket in your inbox every day. Take Pocket everywhere You're receiving this email because you subscribed to Pocket. Unsubscribe • Manage Preferences • Privacy Policy • Help Center • Advertise © 2024 Mozilla Corporation, 149 New Montgomery St, 4th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105