Did you know that 🤔🤔🤔

[MysteRy]

On January 23rd, 1874, all of Europe watched as Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and son of Queen Victoria, married Maria Alexandrovna, daughter of Tsar Alexander II of Russia. The grand ceremony at St. Petersburg’s Winter Palace was the social event of the year—royalty, music, and sparkling crowns everywhere.

But while the festivities echoed through palaces, two London bakers were celebrating in their own way.

James Peek and George Hender Frean, the founders of Peek, Frean & Co., set out to create a unique biscuit in honor of the new Duchess. This wouldn’t be just another treat for afternoon tea—it would be something truly special.

And so, the Marie biscuit was born.

Named after the Russian princess who became a British royal, this simple, crisp, elegant cookie quickly won over British hearts—and taste buds. What started as a royal tribute soon became a global tradition. Marie biscuits crossed borders, languages, and generations, becoming one of the world’s most beloved cookies.

A biscuit with a princess’s name, baked right into history. 👑🍪

[MysteRy]

“We made a little game for when there's no internet… and it ended up connecting the entire world.” 🦖🌐

Back when I worked on the Chrome team at Google, a random idea popped up during a meeting:

“What if, instead of showing a boring error when the internet’s down… we showed something fun?”

That spark led to the birth of a pixelated dinosaur running through a desert. Why a dino? Because having no internet feels like going back to the prehistoric age. 🏜️🦕

Together with Sebastien Gabriel and Alan Bettes, we started building it just for fun. No budget. No expectations. Just a side project squeezed between other tasks. At first, the dino only jumped… then came the cacti, the birds, and those retro 90s-style pixels. What no one knew was that while I was coding this simple game, I was dealing with something deeply personal: my father had been diagnosed with a serious illness. 🧠💔

Late nights working from home, trying to stay afloat mentally — that game became my escape. A small pocket of control during a time when everything else felt out of control. We eventually launched it quietly… and then, out of nowhere, it blew up. It spread like wildfire — in schools, offices, airports with no WiFi. That tiny dino, born as a joke, became a symbol. And for me, a quiet form of healing.

I never imagined something so small could resonate so deeply. What I love most is that people of all ages can play it without needing instructions. It’s pure. Simple. Honest — like so many good things in life. I may never be recognized in the streets, but knowing that something we made with care helps brighten frustrating moments? That’s worth everything. 💚🖥️

Sometimes, the simplest ideas are born on the hardest days… and go on to touch millions of lives without you even realizing it.

– Edward Jung, lead designer behind the Chrome Dino Game