Information in an entertaining way: The folks at Vox do it again

You can subscribe to Vox and have this kind of information delivered to your in-box. They "Explain the News" with their own clever way of spinning things and you'll agree with some of their explanations and disagree with others. Regardless, it's always entertaining. They do other interesting things like explain stuff you've always wondered about, like "Why your laptop charger is so hot"? Enjoy this highly entertaining and informative explanation why that laptop converter box gets hot—the reason is rooted in decisions made many, many years ago: