Monday, April 12, 2010

Informative Links

A new hominid species found in South Africa may be a link between australopithecines and humans. The two skeletons are two million years old and have been named Australopithecus sediba.

6 Ridiculous History Myths (You Probably Think Are True). Urban legends? Next they'll tell us there's no tooth fairy!

American States That Might Have Been. To think how close I came to living in Transylvania! (via Metafilter)

Babies have sensory experiences even before birth. Practice is required for the development of sight, hearing, and even language acquisition.

Scientists have discovered three new multi-cellular animal species that don't require oxygen to live. They have some features of more primitive organisms that produce energy without oxygen.

Germans, Secret Inventors or Hot Air? UFO sightings in the early 20th century were attributed to German research, but they could have been from outer space!

Behind-the-scenes photographs from the set of Star Trek: The Original Series. There's also a set of blooper pictures, which is even more fun! (via Laughing Squid)

How the Mona Lisa was stolen in broad daylight in 1911. They might have caught the thief if it hadn't taken an entire day for the painting to be noticed as missing! (via Metafilter)

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