#D249 (double ring to doubleton)

<p>I read from double ring to doubleton.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>The double ring ceremony is a relatively new thing in the Jewish religion/culture.</p> <p><a href='https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/double-ring-ceremonies/'>https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/double-ring-ceremonies/</a></p> <p><a href='https://18doors.org/the_ring_ceremony/'>https://18doors.org/the_ring_ceremony/</a></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>The double stop cello music is played by the extraordinary Jonah Kraut who also made the theme song!</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>The game Craps has names for all the dice combinations and there are some good ones! </p> <p><a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_craps_terms'>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_craps_terms</a></p> <p><a href='https://www.casino.org/vitalvegas/colorful-nicknames-dice-combinations-craps/'>https://www.casino.org/vitalvegas/colorful-nicknames-dice-combinations-craps/</a></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>You can be the judge if the words "guard" and "ward" are related etymologically.</p> <p><a href='https://www.etymonline.com/word/guard#etymonline_v_14338'>https://www.etymonline.com/word/guard#etymonline_v_14338</a></p> <p><a href='https://www.etymonline.com/word/ward#etymonline_v_4827'>https://www.etymonline.com/word/ward#etymonline_v_4827</a></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>The term "double team" from the 1800s seems to be more about a double team of horses for plowing, than sports.</p> <p><a href='https://www.etymonline.com/word/double-team#etymonline_v_37621'>https://www.etymonline.com/word/double-team#etymonline_v_37621</a></p> <p>But I also found this fascinating sport called "Pedestrianism". Who comes up with these things?! </p> <p><a href='https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210723-the-strange-19th-century-sport-that-was-cooler-than-football'>https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210723-the-strange-19th-century-sport-that-was-cooler-than-football</a></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>The Chinese Revolution of 1911 was started on October 10 and lasted just over 4 months. It