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The most important thing in life is not simply to capitalize on your gains. Any fool can do that. The important thing is to profit from your losses. That requires intelligence, and makes the difference between a man of sense and a fool.
– Dale Carnegie (1888-1955)
You knew this was coming, right?
Adrian Chen —Sadly, tall things will always attract jumpers. The world’s tallest building, Dubai’s Burj Khalifa, got its first suicide today after a man jumped from 147th floor and landed on a terrace at the 108th floor. The 163-floor Burj Khalifa was completed last January.
Random jumper facts: Over 30 people have killed themselves by jumping off the Empire State Building over the years, and in December 1979, a woman named Elvita Adams jumped off the 86th floor only to be blown back into the 85th, landing on a ledge and fracturing her hip, but still alive.
More proud daffodils– Spring May-flowers continue. (It *is* still the month of May, right? Sorry, I can’t seem to stop the flowers from taking over!)
