Presidents Day Links

Abraham Lincoln: Portrait of a Crazy Badass. Among the hyperbole and NSFW text, this Cracked article has some very good reasons Lincoln is one of our favorite presidents. (via Gorilla Mask)

We’ve only had one president who won four elections, pulled us out of a depression, guided us through a world war, and did it while hiding the fact that he was confined to a wheelchair. But today, instead of hiding the chair, we celebrate it.

Theodore Roosevelt: Mojo in the Dojo. Teddy had a brown belt in judo and was just as tough when setting policy.

Badass of the Week: George Washington.

The First Ladies of the US, ranked by sexiness.

Bouvet Island is 1,700 miles from Antarctica and covered in ice. The few expeditions to explore it were many years apart, but in 1964, a South African expedition found an abandoned boat that is still a mystery. (via Dark Roasted Blend)

The U.S.A. Memory Championship pits mental athletes against each other to see who can recall long strings of information. Joshua Foer writes about how he trained to win the event.

Einstein's Twin Paradox Simplified.