Life magazine has discovered photographs of Marilyn Monroe that have never been published. They're published online now. (via Metafilter)Explosions heard ’round the world. Mother Nature can really throw a tantrum when she's in the mood.
Atlas Obscura is a “A Compendium of the This Age’s Wonders, Curiosities and Esoterica.” Users are invited to suggest odd places and add to information about existing entries.
15 Essential Moments To (Re)Visit if You Had a Time Machine. Just be sure you are ready to escape when things get hot.
A genuine "oops" moment: U.S. Releases Secret List of Nuclear Sites Accidentally. “These screw-ups happen,” says former CIA director.
Flint resident Michael Moore has a few suggestions for how to handle General Motors, now that the bankrupt company is in federal hands. (via Boing Boing)
"It’s one of the maddening perversities of human psychology that we only notice we’re alive when we’re reminded we’re going to die". A cartoonist who was stabbed in the throat talks about the euphoria of survival. (via Metafilter)
Researchers at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum decided to create an encyclopedia of concentration camps. They found 20,000, four times more than anyone had estimated.
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