My area was dry for about a century, until about ten years ago, when the yearly referendum finally went wet. But only inside the city limits: most of southeastern KY is still dry. Since then, the number of drunk driving arrests have gone down, and the town is rolling in money. The bootleggers either retired or went totally into drugs.
Okay, that's Sri Lanka taking the selfie. I recognize Brazil, Japan, Israel, and Canada. The black and white may be Estonia, but I may be wrong because it's already a member of the EU. But who is the guy in the green jersey with the yellow glasses?
There has been research into this. Class mobility has never been as great as we like to believe in the US (we mainly hear about the exceptions), but it has been diminishing over time.
I can see why the 1596 toilet was rejected by the general public. You'd have to haul water in and haul water out along with the waste. That's fine if you're the queen and have plenty of servants, but not so great for the rest of us. Modern plumbing is a blessing.
My guess is that his tracker only sent a signal every few minutes, or at least less often than the other cats graphed, resulting in fewer plot points to connect.
And more about it.
Oh my. Sirloin steak went from 17 cents a pound to $1.49 a pound!