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Earlier, glass was the standard material used for constructing fish tanks. From contrary to popular belief, it was a mistress of King Louis XV named Madame Du Barry who created the fishbowl in the middle of the 18th century. However, the credit of designing the modern rectangular glass aquarium goes to Robert Warrington, who made his invention available commercially in 1805. They continued to be popular for a major part of the 20th century until acrylic tanks were introduced during the early 1970s.

At our company, we work to fill our roster with "athletes." I don't mean this necessarily in the physical sense, although it turns out that quite a few of our members are literal athletes - we have a national-class triathlete, I have a personal interest in competitive and recreational bodybuilding, and there are multiple marathoners, bikers, soccer, and basketball players, CrossFit enthusiasts, etc. on staff. We also have a companywide interest in health and fitness, which we call "Fishbowl FIT." But when I advise people to seek and hire athletes, what I am really referring to is the athlete traits (akin to leadership traits) that make any individual an exceptional hire.