Informative Links

National Geographic has assembled their online archives on Egypt into one index. You can brush up on what ancient artifacts tell us about Egyptian history and how they have been impacted by the revolution.

Baba Yetu is the first song specifically written for a video to ever win a Grammy. But who needs the video game when you can just listen to the music?

15 Things Kurt Vonnegut Said Better Than Anyone Else Ever Has Or Will. It had to be hard to just select 15 things. (via The Daily What)

Boy Without a Cerebellum Baffles Doctors. Chase Britton has “the MRI of a vegetable,” but the 3-year-old is learning to walk and talk and use a computer. (via Metafilter)

Doctors removed the entire right half of Jody Miller’s cerebrum to stop constant seizures. She recovered from surgery, and the left half of her brain has taken over all functions.

The Pudú is the world’s smallest deer, and is exceptionally cute. The world’s largest deer is a moose, and they are quite strong.

Weird Wedding Laws Still on the Books. For each of these laws, you know there’s a great story that caused it to be enacted.

What’s the difference between animals we can domesticate and animals we can’t? It’s in the genes, and it turns out that when we selectively breed friendly animals, we also get cute and smart animals.

The Soviets always wanted to build ever bigger, better, and more modern buildings. Some of those projects look downright freakish to 21st century eyes. (via Metafilter)

Joanne Siegel was the real-life inspiration behind the character of Lois Lane. She auditioned for a modeling job as a teenager and ended up married to Superman’s co-creator.