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Thursday, June 11, 2026
Lover's Lane
The story of Lover's Lane is an urban myth about a couple who goes parking and narrowly escapes a horrible death. What we called "parking" is the custom of young people in a car finding a secluded space to canoodle away from prying eyes, and many towns have at least one road that is famous for such activities nicknamed Lover's Lane. The first part of this video explores the history of how parking itself became a thing.
Then at about five minutes in, we learn about the very real crimes that may have sparked the urban legend. Or did the legend inspire the crimes? Since we don't really know how far back the legend goes, it's not quit clear. But for someone who wants to kill and get away with it, teenagers in a car on a lonely road present a tantalizing opportunity.
The third section of the video goes into how these crimes and the Lover's Lane legend influenced the modern horror film. That seems only natural, since the target audience for these movies are young people who have the world in the palm of their hands, until they don't.
70 People Reveal How To Count Money in Their Country
In this video from Condé Nast Traveler, we watch people from around the world count the same stack of dollars. On the surface, it looks like most of them are doing it the same way, but when you look closely, there are variations that would be hard to replicate once you've learned your own way to count cash. Too bad we don't get to practice as much as we should. And you have to wonder whether these ingrained habits will fade away as we move closer to a cashless society. (via Boing Boing)
Hair Color
I was explaining my odd hair colors to a friend once, and ended the story with, "and besides, it keeps conservative old men from hitting on me."I think he may mean venomous, as in injecting a toxin. Poisonous means the toxin is harmful if licked, eaten, or inhaled and I can personally attest women who color their hair are delicious
— South Carolina Department of Propaganda (@southcarolinadop.bsky.social) June 9, 2026 at 12:01 AM
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Wednesday, June 10, 2026
Reflections of My Life
"Reflections of My Life" was recorded in 1970 by the Scottish band Marmalade. Believe it or not, they are still a band, although with none of the original members.
Rory
Rory (short for Aurora Borealis) is a four-year-old Bengal cat with nice markings and stunning aqua blue eyes. But Rory is more than her looks. She understands English better than you can imagine! That's because her person has so many delightful activities and rewards that go with those words. Rory responds to a variety of commands, and she talks back, too. You have to wonder whether she's giving her own commands when she speaks. And since we don't understand, who are the real dumb animals here?
Rory takes that in stride. She's living a good life, chasing a plastic propeller around the house and impressing the internet. See more of Rory at her Instagram page.
If You Drop A Lightsaber Vertically
When a cool science fiction weapon sticks around for half a century and gathers more and more fans and more fiction, there will be people who put way too much thought into it. The lightsabers from Star Wars were born out of a cool special effect, but now everyone wants one, or at least wants to understand them.
What happens if you drop a lightsaber? Specifically, what happens if you drop one vertically, business end first, into the ground. Would it keep burning its way through the earth indefinitely? In the Star Wars universe, no, because there's a safety feature that disables the blade when it's not held. But there have been depictions of Jedi throwing lightsabers, so this feature apparently can be disabled. So what would happen in the real world? Rocket Riley goes through all the ways a lightsaber would act on earth, if it was real. (via Laughing Squid)
Miss Cellania's Links
Huge Psilocybin Dose Has Incredible Effect on Elderly Dementia Patient. (via Damn Interesting)
College students who cannot read.
An infertility scandal 30 years ago led to children who had more parents than the law could contend with. (via Strange Company)
The slippery slope of justifying cruelty.
When a Photographer Turned His Focus on Social Injustice, It Helped Usher in the First Child Labor Laws. Lewis Hine didn’t consider his job as taking pictures; it was “detective work.”
‘Soccer’ is a fine term for the beautiful game – don’t let any ‘football’ snob or president tell you otherwise this World Cup.
My day job is at a rural branch of a public library, and we have a Pride display. Yesterday I was at the desk when a man came in. Fifties, maybe, or sixties. Plaid shirt, mesh trucker cap, suspenders. He went up to the display and just stood there for a long moment. Then he came up to the desk. (via Metafilter)
Snow leopards at play.
How to Film a Canada Lynx in the Wild
The Wild Canadian Year is a five-part TV series about Canadian wildlife. Sam Ellis' assignment for the show was to film a Canada lynx in its natural habitat. Not an easy task, as remaining invisible is a big part of a lynx's lifestyle. But over time, Sam tracked and got to know a cat he called Mad Max. He spent 76 days trying to get some good footage of Max hunting. So here we have a videographer following a cameraman following a lynx following rabbits for more than two months, so let's appreciate the result.
Taxes
We have to get rid of all the loopholes.
— Resist Trump 🤬 🤦🏽♂️🇺🇸 💜💙💪🏽 (@resist-trumps-rule.bsky.social) June 9, 2026 at 1:54 PM
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Tuesday, June 09, 2026
The Joy of Lunch
This guy must work hard, because his wife packs him an enormous lunch every day. He gets excited showing us what's in there, and everything is his favorite. His happiness is contagious! Best comment: "She tells you don’t talk to strangers because someone may want to take you home and keep you for being so adorable!"
What We've Learned From Twin Studies
When you think about how your life turned out, you might wonder how it happened. How much can you attribute to, or maybe blame on, your family? An awful lot of it. You probably resemble your siblings in appearance, health, temperament, and psychological well-being. But is that because you carry the same genes, or because the same parents raised you? The question of nature vs. nurture has been around for a long time. That's why scientists are so interested in twin studies. Identical twins have the same genes, so there's a factor you can control for. But most twins also have the same environment, too.
However, throughout the 20th century, scientists have been able to study the phenomena of twins raised separately, which opened a new door to answering the question of nature vs. nurture. From these studies, it turns out that genetics has more say in some factors, while environment is more important for other facets of life. This video from AsapSCIENCE shares some of the findings of those studies, but it doesn't address the disturbing scenario that made them possible. Why have there been so many identical twins raised apart? It's already a tragedy when a child cannot be raised by their biological parents, but being separated from your identical twin only adds more unnecessary trauma. How does finding that out later in life affect the studies?
There's a skippable ad from 7:49 to 9:36. (via Geeks Are Sexy)
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