Friday, July 03, 2020

Miss Cellania's Links

"We Are the World": Inside Pop Music's Most Famous All-Nighter. (via Metafilter

The Long Prank.

The Accidental Invention of the Slip ‘N Slide.

Non-Americans Are Sharing The Things They Actually Like About America.

When France extorted Haiti – the greatest heist in history. (via Damn Interesting)

Back To The Future At 35: Looking Back On The Movie That Made America Great Again. "The narrative arc of Back To The Future was essentially Ronald Reagan’s vision for America. "

All The Ways Star Wars Is Way Crazier Than You Realize. After reading these, you'll no longer be puzzled at Disney's decision to make the Expanded Universe non-canon.

Who voters want to be Joe Biden’s vice president, according to the polls.

Welcome to Exploding Whale Memorial Park. It's nice that someone put some thought into what we memorialize. (via Boing Boing)

A blast from the past (2011): 10 Stories of Lifesaving Dogs.

3 comments:

gwdMaine said...

Ah Miss C. As I've said before, I don't always go
down rabbit holes, but when I do, I've probably
been reading Miss Cellania.

I humbly present:
The Exploding Whale of Florence, Oregon

You can't make this stuff up.

Happy Friday!

And may you have a quiet, odorous, fat-free, and
happy Fourth of July.

Miss Cellania said...

Happy Friday, gwdMaine, and happy Independence Day!

WilliamRocket said...

...loveABOUTAMERICA ???

12. "YOU HAVE A LARGE, WELL-EDUCATED POPULATION, A DYNAMIC ECONOMY, A PROFESSIONAL CIVIL SERVICE .... YOU ALSO HAVE A CULTURE OF LIBERTY WHICH, ALTHOUGH FACING TOUGH CHALLENGES, IS A POTENT INOCULATION AGAINST TOTALITARIANS."