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via Kirk O’Neil at The Street

…beloved candy company Jelly Belly will close its corporate-commercial operations at its headquarters and factory, also in Fairfield, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification notice posted on the Facebook page of the city’s mayor, Catherine Moy, on Feb. 20.

I was terrified to see that one of my childhood favorites, Jelly Belly, was shutting down. But a closer look revealed they have no plans to close the factory, just a reshuffle after an acquisition. Whew.

Growing up, my parents often took the family to a community park with a fishing pond. We’d ride bikes, drown some worms, and walk over to a candy store that, in my nine-year-old mind, carried hundreds of flavors of Jelly Belly jelly beans.

I don’t buy Jelly Belly candy often, but every time I eat a popcorn or watermelon flavored jelly bean (my favorites), I’m taken right back to great childhood memories, that little park, and the candy store just close enough to walk to.

via Canadian Running↗

Marley Dickinson writing for Canadian Running:

Only 12 of an estimated 40 starters completed even one full loop—the lowest number in the race’s 40-year history.

Five loops at 20 miles a pop is a massive feat. You’ll run roughly 120 miles (192 km) with tons of elevation gain. Knowing you have to navigate it in under 60 hours without a GPS (watches included) takes a special kind of athlete.

If you haven’t watched the documentary, The Barkley Marathons: The Race That Eats Its Young, you’ve got to jump on it today. Fascinating stuff. Even for non-runners.

via Popular Mechanics↗

In the 16th century, John Calvin didn’t think the Shroud of Turin was legit and had some great points.

“How is it possible that those sacred historians, who carefully related all the miracles that took place at Christ’s death, should have omitted to mention one so remarkable as the likeness of the body of our Lord remaining on its wrapping sheet? This fact undoubtedly deserved to be recorded.” - John Calvin

Fast forward to modern times, and Cicero Moraes thought the same and put his 3D design background to work. Blender to the rescue.

Spoiler…

It’s likely medieval art. Click through to see a funny image of something we could have done years ago to figure this out.