Our Most-Read Stories of 2021Everything you need to know for today in five minutes.
Good morning. It's Friday, Dec. 31. We're raising a glass to 2021, and getting ready to jump into 2022. Have feedback? Let us know at hello@join1440.com.
Before 2021 comes to an end, we want to say once more—thank you. Not simply for reading, but for the input and feedback that has helped shape the digest into what it is today. It's been a great year; during 2021:
Historybook: Arthur Guinness signs a 9,000 year lease, begins brewing at Dublin's St. James's Gate (1759); Thomas Edison demonstrates incandescent lighting in public for first time (1879); First New Year's Eve celebration held in Times Square (1907); The country of Kiribati skips the day altogether (1994).
"I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes. Because if you are making mistakes, then you are making new things, trying new things, learning, living, pushing yourself, changing yourself, changing your world."
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