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Bangkok gives you wings!

When westerners think of the most exotic destinations for business and leisure, they most often think about warm weather, culture, beautiful surroundings, food, and exciting new experiences. Thailand’s capital city Bangkok (Globle: Capitals answer for May 26) ranks high on the list of vibrant international destinations. A modern city with rich history, architecture, cuisine and a lively nightlife. The last thing anyone hopes for in Bangkok is to be too tired to enjoy everything the city has to offer.

This might explain the success that chemist Chaleo Yoovidhya experienced after relocating to Bangkok to seek his fortune in 1976. His unique syrupy drink concoction Kratingdaeng was boosted with vitamin B12 and other substances and sold as an invigorating energy drink to give a boost to work and study. After drinking a can of Kratingdaeng in 1982, Australian businessman Dietrich Mateschitz discovered it cured his jetlag and saw the potential for something big. He formed a partnership with the inventor of the energy drink and set out to create a product that would appeal to the vast western consumer market. Founded in 1984 and launched in 1987, their newly updated carbonated energy drink Red Bull was not received with enthusiasm at the start, but over time Mateschitz created a loyal user experience and identity with the product which expanded far beyond the energy within the can. His commitment to quality, vision over time, branding, and tackling adversity as opportunity set him apart. Today, Red Bull is sold in more than 170 countries. What began as a toothpaste salesman’s need to get over his jetlag in a small hotel lobby in Bangkok not only transformed the entire western beverage market but changed the way products are branded and sold. Red Bull has indeed given the world enormous wings.

Answers to last week's games

Monday, May 20 to Sunday, May 26.

Linxicon

The following are the shortest paths from last week:

• #98 criteria -> selection -> option -> instead

• #99 physically -> handily -> overwhelmingly -> majority

• #100 appeal -> assignment -> deadline -> till -> until

• #101 chicken -> cage -> barred -> barring -> except

• #102 especially -> including -> included -> installed -> install

• #103 angry -> disagreement -> nevertheless

• #104 engineering -> designing -> innovative -> sick

• #105 Play now!

Forgeous

Saliba, Antonello de. Madonna Adoring the Child. 67.6 cm x 49.5 cm. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. The Met, metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/435582.

Play Forgeous for May 27.