Think speed limits are set for safer driving? Find out what they’re really about.

I’m not a particularly fast driver (well, not unless I’m listening to NPR’s “Fresh Air” with Terry Gross), but even I wonder whether our current limits do more harm than good. I love it when videos like this shatter my intuitions about things I take as normal.

Culture

Flight attendant almost tossed a sealed barf bag. Inside was an ‘incredible blessing’ from the cabin.

Wholesome

She was scrolling a D.C. blog and saw her grandma’s handwriting. The lost letter was addressed to her.

Skills

Experts share the thermostat ‘sweet spot’ to stay cool while keeping A/C costs down

Culture

Target employee tells woman at self-checkout section ‘You can’t leave’—turns out it actually saved her life