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South Dakota had some of the most relaxed grounds for divorce in America for its residents. Since becoming a resident only required a stay of three to six months, wealthy divorce seekers moved short-term to Sioux Falls, which put the town on the map. trib.al/A5oOAG9

Addendum: Lincoln is now credited by the The OED as the first known user of "bass-ackwards," in a spooneristic letter he wrote in the 1840s. "He said he was riding bass-ackwards on a jass-ack through a patton-cotch..." languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=36421

Here’s a cool instance of the Banach fixed-point theorem

These women, Elizabeth “Crazy Bet” Van Lew and Mary Bowser, a freed slave, worked together to bring down the political fixtures of the South from the inside out. histv.co/2Go4BcX

Could this be the earliest instance of the heart emoji? From the wonderful "Little Book of Love", a specially made book given by the 16th-century poet Pierre Salas to his then lover and future wife Marguerite Bullioud: buff.ly/2GoMALD ❤️

"His narrative sparkles with details that set this study of the legal profession’s influence on big business into a fascinating historical context.” - BookPage on John Oller's WHITE SHOE bit.ly/2Wi6RGJ

The popular Australian slang term "bogan" ("a boorish and uncouth person”) has now been dated back to 1984, in use among students at Melbourne's Xavier College. theconversation.com/a-new-twist-in… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

At a time when the Resistance barely existed, she found and trained saboteurs and developed escape routes for downed British pilots econ.st/2UdbHZ1

It could soon be illegal for your boss to contact you outside work hours, as the government looks to shore up crossbench support for its Right To Disconnect amendments to the industrial relations laws. Jessica Tinsley from Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry joins us.

Tonight at the Sydney Institute, ACCI’s Workplace Relations Director Jess Tinsley is debating industrial relations with McKell Institute CEO Ed Cavanough. Jess winning with strong points on the need for flexibility and productivity as opposed to heavy-handed interventions.

Great to be joined by International Labour Organization DG @GilbertFHuongbo, Australian Unions President Michele O'Neil and Australian Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ACCI) Director of Workplace Relations Jessica Tinsley on this momentous occasion.