You might have heard that mosquitos kill more people than anything else.  Not so.  More than any insect, but not serious enough make the top three.  I asked Google AI about how people most die: "Old age" indirectly kills the most people annually , as age-related non-communicable diseases (like heart disease, stroke, and cancer) cause over 70% of all global deaths . However, if we strictly evaluate biological pathogens, bacteria are the deadliest category , killing roughly 7.7 million people every year (excluding tuberculosis) . [ 1 , 2 ] "Old Age" (Age-Related Diseases) ~41–45+ million Ischemic heart disease (9.5M), Stroke (6.8M), Cancer (10M), Dementia. Bacteria ~9+ million Lower respiratory infections (pneumonia), neonatal sepsis, and Tuberculosis (~1.2M). Viruses ~2–4 million (highly variable) Seasonal influenza, HIV/AIDS (~830K), Hepatitis, and viral pneumonia. (Fluctuates during pandemics like COVID-19). Insects ~700,000 to 1 million Malaria (~670K, tran...

The Diamond Princess arrived in Busan at 7:30AM, and it was raining, so I took this photo from inside my cabin. The rain later stopped. We docked next to the Regent 7 Seas Explorer,  the ship we were on a year ago from Dubai to Singapore .  I said: We boarded the Regent Seven Seas Explorer, and if there is a Heaven, this certainly is one possible scenario.  Check-in was flawless, and in consideration of all the visa and vaccination protocols, quick. Started with a champagne greeting With a welcome champagne, this was our skyline view of Dubai.  Note the Burj Khalifa, the tallest in the world.   But work has begun again for Saudi Arabia's Jeddah Tower, to be called  Kingdom Tower , and at 3281 feet, will be 564 feet taller. So, anyway, this is the same Regent 7 Seas Explorer next to us. First, a Japanese breakfast, to which I added an egg-over-easy and ham. Not long thereafter, lunch.  Again, wonderful, but filling. Dessert. I looked down to the do...