• Playlists affect our brain and the way we think, even in the background.

• If you haven’t thought about your shoelaces in a while, you’re not alone, yet someone very clever has put together a compendium you’ll find quite interesting.

Be Sure to Listen:

Bryan Ferry is a legend, to say the least. His new album, Loose Talk, a collaboration with Amelia Barratt, is a collage of music, poetry, and art, and includes unheard private recordings and song sketches drawn from Bryan Ferry’s career, dating to the early 1970s.

Be Sure to Watch:

Pangolin: Kulu’s Journey on Netflix is a deeply moving documentary of an endangered baby pangolin who, with help from a devoted and caring human, embarks on a journey back to the wild. This one is important. Pangolins, small prehistoric looking animals, are among the most endangered and trafficked animals on the planet. From the Academy Award–winning director Pippa Ehrlich of My Octopus Teacher.

Today’s Tidbits:

• Human teeth are the only part of the body that cannot heal themselves. That's because teeth are coated in enamel, which is not a living tissue.

• It's illegal to own just one guinea pig in Switzerland. It's considered animal abuse, because they're social beings and get lonely.

• The Ancient Romans used to drop a piece of toast into their wine for good health. Hence why we “raise a toast.”

• The heart of a shrimp is located in its head. They also have an open circulatory system, which means they have no arteries and their organs float directly in blood.

• Competitive art used to be an Olympic sport. Between 1912 and 1948, the international sporting event awarded medals for music, painting, sculpture, and architecture.

• A chef's hat has 100 pleats. Apparently, it's meant to represent the 100 ways you can cook an egg.