A Prankster's Obituary. (via Bored Panda)
15 Things You Should Never, Ever Put in the Dishwasher. (via Nag on the Lake)
My Terezín Diary. Zuzana Justman tells the gripping story of her unconventional family, their time in the concentration camp, and her mother's arrest. (via Metafilter)
16 Soothing Facts about Muzak.
Hypoxia City. Scientists are studying the people who live in La Rinconada, Peru, at twice the altitude of Aspen to learn about altitude sickness. (via Digg)
Andrew Jackson Was A Real-Life Horror Movie Monster.
The Facebook event called “Storm Area 51, They Can’t Stop All of Us” is scheduled for this Friday, September 20. The US military is instituting defense measures, including temporary flight restrictions. (via Gizmodo)
What could be better than an experiment that involved observing 40 kittens playing? And if you wanted to explain how the scientific method works to elementary students, you couldn't find a more engaging example than an experiment to find what kind of scratching toy those kittens prefer. (via Metafilter)
A blast from the past (2008): The Retro Fun and Games House.
one "historical "fact" I believed was that the Russians and the US fought side by side in WWII against the axis....I just assumed they did..nope!
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