Coolest Things I Learned - 1

- The Fax Machine was invented in 1843. That makes it 178 years old. 

- If you needed a reason why Fasting is good for you, here is one.
When you starve yourself for food, it is the bad protein that are broken down first and recycled by your body. Process called an autophagy. From truly evolutionary concept, body kills weak, ageing cells first in the process of fasting. Hence fasting is good for healthy body.

- Everything you say to Siri is sent to Apple, analyzed. But that's not it. Apple may keep this data, anonymized for up to two years. Amazon too stores your Alexa data.
Other day my kid asked Alexa, "Can you smell me from there?" I worry about Amazon ;)

- After Apple, Google, IBM, Netflix and many others, Companies are changing the policy to accommodate hires without a college degree. Tesla joins them too. 

- This is how Economic powers shaped in last 40 years. As per World Bank & IMF data. Simply fascinating.

G20 Economies Nominal GDP (1960-2020)