Las Médulas: The Wrecking of Mountains. That's how the Roman Empire got its gold.
Scientists captured female sperm whales on video working together during a birth to protect the calf.
Government Defrauds Legal Immigrants and US Sponsors Who Paid $1 Billion in Fees. And no one is surprised. (via Metafilter)
Small town police work can be a sitcom.
32 Things About America That Make The Rest of The World Cringe.
Fear and Fragility: The Glass Delusion and Its History. (via Messy Nessy Chic)
Stephen Miller makes dramatic move aimed at rolling back Civil War gains. He wants to keep undocumented children out of public schools. (via Fark)
They Don’t Have Lip Filler, They Just Have Lip Filler Accent. (via Nag on the Lake)
H-Bomb: A Frank Lloyd Wright Typographic Mystery. The famed architect made a surprising error on one of his most notable buildings — or did he? A deep dive to uncover the truth. (via kottke)

2 comments:
Fascinating article about the Glass Delusion. And horrifying article about the Romans' method for mining gold.
Explain to me how collecting fees on applications you do not intend to process is not theft. Also, what idiot wants to stop multiple billions of dollars revenue? If there's no applications, 100,000s of people lose their jobs. The ripple effect is wide.
And that boob wants his signature on the currency.
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