Five Quick Links for Thursday Noonish

The secret weapon of many top European football teams is their grounds-management team. The pitch affects how fast teams can play. "When Pep Guardiola arrived at Manchester City in 2016, he asked for the grass to be cut to just 19mm." [theguardian.com]

Supporting your country's football team is complicated these days. "England is by many objective measures a terrible country ruled by terrible people with a terrible past and a terrifying future, and I support England." [theguardian.com]

This is a fun & quick-to-play territory-capture game – each move not only captures a single space but a tiny bit of the spaces around it. [cintrest.com]

"A new computer simulation shows that a technologically advanced civilization, even when using slow ships, can still colonize an entire galaxy in a modest amount of time." [gizmodo.com]

Scottish man recreates airline meals at home for some reason. [bbc.com]

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