Tue. 03/23 - How Fast Did Forrest Gump Run?

How fast was Forrest Gump running when he jogged across the country? The running community on Reddit did the math. A study has confirmed that some people do actually age faster than others, quite a bit faster in fact. And turns out AIs are way better at coming up with pick-up lines than us humans are.

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Links:

• 108 thoughts on “Forrest Gump's Running Route” (Centives)
• (Request) how many miles did Forrest Gump run (r/TheyDidTheMath)
• Forrest Gump running pace? (r/running)
• Study confirms that some people age more slowly (United Press International)
• By Midlife, Some People Are Already on the Path to the Frailties of Old Age (Duke Health)
• GPT-3 tries pickup lines (AI Weirdness)
• Which one is correct: O.K., OK, ok, or okay? (Literary Hub)
• Kottke.Org
• Jackson Bird on Twitter

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