Five Quick Bites 

* Interesting. How Ronald Reagan reacted to “mostly peaceful” student protests. Click here.

* Fun. The Hobbit read in what is apparently the style of a BBC Radio 4 Shipping Forecast. Click here.

* Interesting. Did you know that the FBI has a “Head of Diversity?” Click here.

* Interesting. Dubai experienced unprecedented rains a few weeks ago. Click here to see what the flooding looked like from space.

* Fun and Interesting. Click here to watch the Boston Typewriter Orchestra in action. (Imagine these guys, typewriters in hand, assembling every Tuesday night at one of their homes to practice.)