adventurer, instrument-rated pilot, Everest summiter unguided with Sherpa, 7 summits summiter, English Channel crossing swimmer, Pacific Ocean sailor from Honolulu to SF, Guinness World Record Holder in Arctic ocean rowing, technologist, and lately high-centered on space travel.
“Ties are rarely laundered but worn daily,” the Department of Health said in a statement. “They perform no beneficial function in patient care and have been shown to be colonized by pathogens.” [via AP 9/17/2007]. Originally read in Superfreakonomics. Good reason to wear a tux.