
One of our favorite characters from Star Trek had a face that changed every episode. Here are five fun facts about Red Shirts in an article I wrote for Neatorama.
"Daisy Bell" was composed by Harry Dacre in 1892. In 1961, the IBM 7094 became the first computer to sing, singing the song Daisy Bell. Vocals were programmed by John Kelly and Carol Lockbaum and the accompaniment was programmed by Max Mathews. This performance was the inspiration for a similar scene in 2001: A Space Odyssey.(via Metafilter)
There are lots of fun things to do in our backyards, so who can blame the creatures who want to come and play? Just have your camera ready, like the folks who made these videos I gathered and posted at mental_floss.