Laconic History Of The World And Other Weekend Links

What a global map would look like if the world was defined by words.

Bet You Didn’t Know New Year’s Wasn’t Always Celebrated on January 1 and Other Facts - [History]

Yoko Ono on the Beatles’ ‘Divorce’ - [Huffington Post]

Lady Gaga’s Tour will Offer Free Counseling for All the Little Monsters - [Vulture]

Famous Les Miserables Alums You Didn’t See Onscreen This Week - [Daily Beast]

How Do You Ticket a Driverless Car? - [Slate]

Polar Bears Might Just Outlive Us All - [Salon]

You Can Literally Throw Away Your Negative Thoughts - [NBC]

Animal Rights Group Pays Circus $9.3M - [Newser]

How Every Character on Game of Thrones is Known Colloquially - [Uproxx]

Headline Story: Laconic History of the World - [Atlantic Wire]