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The Final Letter Added to the Alphabet. (Thanks, WTM!)

Trump annoyed the Smithsonian isn’t promoting discredited racial ideas. New executive order slams museum for recognizing "race is not a biological reality."

Winston Churchill and Britain's 'last witch': How a Scottish woman was jailed in 1944 after she 'summoned the dead'... and why the war-time PM was absolutely furious about it. (via Strange Company)

Holy Water Accident Douses Eternal Flame. (via Nag on the Lake)

See the Spectacular Winners of Smithsonian Magazine’s 22nd Annual Photography Contest. There were more than 30,000 entries, and you can see the 60 finalists here. 

Dr. Buckland’s Scotch Oats Essence. What a wholesome name for a dangerous patent medicine. (via Strange Company)

This week's links are few and late, because I've been in the hospital. But I'm fine now!

Japan

(via Fark)

You're Eating at a Buffet Wrong

How do you get your money's worth at a buffet? The Food Network is here to tell us how we've been doing it wrong. See, buffet eating is a zero-sum game, and you have two have a proper strategy to win.

On the other hand, you can decide that eating out is not a competition, but an experience that you pay to enjoy. If you enjoy the food and the experience, then you've won, no matter where you are. If your local buffet restaurant is full of diners trying to "beat the house," the experience will not be great and the food is probably sub-par anyway. Maybe you should patronize a restaurant that gives you the good experience you are paying for. (via Boing Boing)

Correction

(via Bad Newspaper)

Bathrooms

(via Give Me a Sign)

Spring is Here

(via Pleated-Jeans)

Cat Joke

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Dog Finds the Best Stick

Dogs love sticks, for some reason. This dog found what he considers the perfect stick, and he won't settle for any less. The problem is that the stick is still attached to the tree, and is not inclined to ;et go. Neither is the dog. He even manages to bark at the stick while hanging by his teeth! (via Tastefully Offensive)

Not Just Another Meth Lab

(via Bad Newspaper)

Amazon Review

(via reddit)

Kangaroos in the House

They aren't house bound, but come in to socialize with this family quite often. Kangaroos are not a common pet outside of Australia. Or even in Australia. (via Fark)

Good News, Bad News

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(via She Who Seeks)

No Shame

(via reddit)

Wonder Woman, A Symbol of Progress

Wonder Woman was a breakthrough character for DC Comics in that she was a (gasp) woman! Since her debut in 1941, she's been a symbol of a woman's power, although a problematic one, having been written and drawn by men for a male audience. And even so, she got the short end of the stick in pop culture. Nevertheless, Wonder Woman persevered. Learn the history of Wonder Woman in this video from kaptainkristian. (via Tastefully Offensive)

Royalty

(via Bad Newspaper)

He'll Learn

(via reddit)

Gentlemen

(via Bits and Pieces)

The Spaghetti Tree Prank of 1957

The BBC pulled off what is possibly the greatest April Fool's Day prank ever in 1957 when they aired a report on the spaghetti harvest in Switzerland. At the time, pasta was not all that common in Britain, and a lot of people believed it. Read more about the prank here.

Solitude

(via Fark)

The History of April Fool's Day

This is supposedly the history of April Fool's Day, although you might not believe a word of it, considering. While the history is explained to us, we see a bunch of examples of pranks illustrated. These can cost you a friendship.