Monday, March 05, 2018

Miss Cellania's Links

Bad Housekeeping. When you're doing chores, remember that you've got it good compared to what came before.

Navy SEALs Call BS on Fox News Report That They Couldn't Get Through Trump's Border Wall. 

What Would They Eat In Black Panther? Wakandan Jeweled Vegetable Pilau With Berbere Braised Lamb.  (via Boing Boing)

In Between World Wars, Australia Fought Another Implacable Foe: Flightless Birds. The 1932 Emu War was fought hard and lost.

Sorting Out Fact from Fantasy in a New Biblical Archaeology Discovery. The seal of the prophet Isaiah is not complete enough for an definitive translation.

In Defense of Anakin Skywalker, the Most Unjustly Maligned Star Wars Character. Anakin actually does have a rich psychological arc hiding beneath the stilted dialogue of the films.

What Really Happens Inside a Crematorium. About half of all deaths in American now involve cremation instead of burial.

Russians Used Reddit and Tumblr to Troll the 2016 Election. 

The Short-Lived Fashion of False Rumps. The cork enhancements were good for smuggling liquor and could be used as a flotation device.

Here's How Speed Limits Are Set. Engineers make the recommendations, but sometimes politicians overrule them.

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