Tuesday, August 07, 2012

Miss Cellania's Links

The Nutmeg Wars. Or, how the Dutch East India Company destroyed a civilization for a pricy spice.

The Mars Curiosity Rover pulled off the most complex landing ever, million of miles away. The internet was overjoyed and ready with jokes and memes, as you can see from these 25 best internet reactions to NASA's success.

21 links between unexpectedly shared TV universes. It's almost like the writers worked on different shows, or knew each other, or something.


The extremely wealthy class in China can get away with almost anything. If you get caught breaking the law, you might just hire someone to serve time in your place.

The Evolution Of The Olympic Vault In One GIF. In 1956, they had spotters; now we get out of the way.

Roman Baca was a ballet dancer who joined the Marines and served in Iraq. Now he combines the two experiences to help veterans readjust through performing arts.

The remains of Australian outlaw and folk hero Ned Kelly have been identified and will be returned to his family, 132 years later. The property owner had hoped to put him on public display.

Look at all the marvelous things you can do to a simple picture of a squirrel. Well, maybe not you, but someone did, and that's what matters.

Ten Epic Falls at the London Olympics. Still way behind the slippery carnage of the Winter Games.

5 Famous Actors & The Roles They Turned Down. For some it didn't matter, for others it was tragic.

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