Tuesday, August 04, 2015

Miss Cellania's Links

The Caves of Xanadu. Found in 1974, they were kept a secret for 14 years.

Intelligence Does Not Make You Intelligent. People who have the capacity to do amazing things still must decide how to use their abilities. 

The biggest, rustiest car cemetery in the world. See a picture gallery of Old Car City, where 4,000 vehicles reside in a North Georgia forest.

“She was always biting us”: 6 TV pets hated by their castmates. Too bad for them that the audiences loved seeing those critters.

Things Kids Misunderstand. No matter how thoroughly parents think they explain the world to their children, they can’t cover everything, because it’s difficult to remember what a context-free life is like.

The Strange Tale of the Snail that Rose from the Dead.

Training Officers to Shoot First, and He Will Answer Questions Later. According to testimony by expert witness William J. Lewinski, all police shootings are justified. (via Metafilter)

Self-driving cars: what could possibly go wrong?

A Vending Machine in the First Century.

The Secret History of Underoos.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

The "Caves of Xanadu" are only open to a very limited number of people on a reservation basis only. You can't just walk up to it and go inside. Make your plans early since there is usually a wait of around 3 MONTHS. Disclosure: I live in Tucson.

A big thank you and well done to Randy Tufts,Gary Tenen, The Kartchner Family AND the state of Arizona.