I googled this and took my inspiration from the first result. So I hope it's correct.   [According to this site a snake, unlike other reptiles, appears to shed its skin in one go.   The snake grows, and as such, its skin begins to stretch.   It then reaches a point where further growth is not possible. That presents a problem.   So what does the snake do?   It grows its new skin underneath. Once complete, the old skin is shed away.   What it leaves is a snake-shaped skin behind it. A replica, yet, a hollow one.   Like a past version of yourself, that you've shed, it looks like you from the

Adam Geha of EG writes:   When I inspect office buildings and shopping centres prior to purchase, I always make sure to inspect the toilets. It's not the most glamorous part of the tour, but often the most telling.   I look at how well the toilets are maintained. Are they clean? Are they well ventilated? Is the soap and toilet paper well stocked?   Why do I bother? Because how the toilets are maintained is often a reliable gauge of the owner's mindset and the modus operandi of the managing agent.   If the toilets are poorly maintained it tells me a couple of things. First, the

There's a lesson to be found in how the Romans celebrated victory.   Courtesy of the Daily Stoic:   After a major military victory, the triumphant military generals were paraded through the streets to the roars of the masses. The ceremonial procession could span the course of a day with the military leader riding in a chariot drawn by four horses. There was not a more coveted honor. The general was idolized, viewed as divine by his troops and the public alike.   But riding in the same chariot, standing just behind the worshipped general, was a slave. The slave’s sole responsibility for the entirety of