Monday, May 06, 2019

Miss Cellania's Links

The Incredible Saga of Tracy Edwards: A Real-Life Female Superhero Who Sailed Around the World.

What Color is This Shoe?

How National Parks Recover After a Wildfire. Dr. Martha Witter, a fire ecologist for the National Park Service, explains three phases of park recovery that address safety, access, and the ecosystem after fire damage.

The Hunt for Rocket Boosters in Russia's Far North. (via Strange Company)

How the Definition of Holocaust Survivor Has Changed Since the End of World War II.

Vanguard Patented a Way to Avoid Taxes on Mutual Funds. In all, these funds have booked $191 billion in gains while reporting zero to the Internal Revenue Service. (Thanks, Ken!)

A tire goes on an adventure.

Prehistoric Counterfeits. Scientists studying ancient jewelry assumed that six beads were made of amber, but have now discovered that they are manufactured fakes.  (via reddit)

Twitter users answer the question: "When did you become radicalized by the U.S. health care non-system?"

5 Iconic Photos From History (That Are Totally Fake).

A blast from the past (2008): 6 Unsolved Disappearances.

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