backward running as a sport
"Running (aerobic)" is at 350 in TvF.
By request
“Death with Dignity” laws
States are beginning to pass laws that give people more options when it comes to end-of-life --triagecancer.org
drag queen performances
a person, usually male, who uses drag clothing and makeup to imitate and often exaggerate female gender signifiers and gender roles for entertainment purposes --wikipedia
Maruchan (brand)
The Maruchan brand is used for noodle products in Japan, and as the operating name for Toyo Suisan's division in the United States --wikipedia
The Complete Guide to Software as a Service
by Robert Michon
Cool Hand Luke - "Plastic Jesus"
Video clip (embedded) of Paul Newman performing "Plastic Jesus." The movie overall is at 255 (TvF).
air traffic controller
personnel responsible for the safe, orderly, and expeditious flow of air traffic in the global air traffic control system --request
timeshare
typically resort condominium units, in which multiple parties hold rights to use the property, and each owner of the same accommodation is allotted their period of time. --request
Bates method for eyesight improvement
Introduced in 1891, it is now considered quackery
Frax stablecoin
A cryptocurrency partially backed by collateral and partially stabilized algorithmically, with market capitalization of $1.48 billion.
parallel parking
usually requires initially driving slightly past the parking space, parallel to the parked vehicle in front of that space, then followed by reversing into that space --request
The Duke (2021)
Jim Broadbent, Helen Mirren. "an ambling, sentimental account of the 1961 heist of Francisco de Goya’s portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London" --nytimes.com
New model of sun's physics a key to global heating?
"considering the sun's rotation, that varied through time, and the magnetic fields it generates, they have been able to explain the chemical structure of the sun."
skipping
the hippity-hoppity gait that comes naturally to children —request
Top Gun (1986)
Tom Cruise, Kelly McGillis, Val Kilmer, Anthony Edwards, Tom Skerritt