Three Quick Links for Wednesday Noonish

09:57

Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom is having an off-the-charts year. "Earth is 93M miles from the sun, and Jacob deGrom's ERA in late June is 0.50: These are facts, we know them to be true, yet there is a very real difficulty in how to conceptualize them." [si.com]

Black people are more likely to die in traffic accidents. Covid made it worse. "Drivers are less likely to slow down or stop for Black pedestrians than they are for white ones." [nbcnews.com]

Great title: "When an Eel Climbs a Ramp to Eat Squid From a Clamp, That’s a Moray". [nytimes.com]

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