Spent is a role playing game where you negotiate life as a poor person. The choices and results can seem random and capricious, but that’s life for millions of people. (via Fark)A 100-year-old men’s club in New York has been renovated and converted into a home. With some of the original fixtures and furnishings, it’s a one of a kind historic property I’d love to live in. (via Everlasting Blort)
The Gippsland Lakes are a chain of lakes in eastern Victoria, Australia. A combination of fire and floods changed the conditions of the water and led to the proliferation of a new species of dinoflagellate, which glows in the dark when you disturb it. (via Monkeyfilter)
The Top Ten Passwords. Don’t use these unless you’re trying to hack into someone else’s account. And don’t do that, either.
10 Pop-Culture Facts That Hammer Home the Reality of Just How Depressingly Dumb Americans Are.
The Anchoring Effect gives you a number you can us to begin comparisons. Whether that number is a useful statistic, a random number, or a deliberate manipulation, it will affect your perceptions and choices.
It’s been a year now since Conan O’Brien left The Tonight Show to avoid being pushed around by Jay Leno. Here’s the story of how the internet rallied around him while he waited to get back on TV. (via The Daily What)
A Brief History of Historically Incorrect Oscar Winners. Now that I’ve learned the truth and seen the clips, I want to go back and watch about half of these movies again.
Things To Do For Lonely People On Valentine’s Day. You know, to get your mind off the fact that everyone else is totally focused on pair-bonding with their sweetheart.
6 “Ghosts” Caught on Film. With video “evidence”, of course.
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