As Windows turns 30, The Verge takes us on a visual history of the once-dominant operating system’s many iterations. (Warning: some of these images may be upsetting to Mac users.)

+ From Gizmodo (in this case, pronounced with a soft G): Why a Mouse’s Sperm Is Longer Than an Elephant’s Sperm.

+ The album is not dead yet. There are 3.6 million physical copies of Adele’s new release headed for stores near you. (That could produce enough tears to make El Nino look like a light drizzle.)

+ This video of the world record slackline walk is nuts.