Miss Cellania's Links

What Matters in a Name Sign? We look at the origins of name signs in deaf culture, including one recently assigned to Vice President Harris. More links on the subject at Metafilter. 

Working out en pointe. (via Nag on the Lake)

Revisiting a classic: If World War II was a bar fight.

The Pickled Knight of Danbury. Warning: the story is a bit gross. (via Strange Company)

Designing Less Addictive Opioids. (via Damn Interesting) 

When you change brands of floor wax and forget to tell your mountain lion.

Solving a Century-old Pigeon Mystery. Cher Ami was a hero of World War I, but no one knew if the bird was a hen or a cock. (via Smithsonian)   

The 'anti-sex' beds for athletes of the Olympic games. Athletes are already challenging that idea. (via Neatorama)

What wildfires are doing to the American wine industry.

A blast from the past (2013): 11 Plants and Animals Scientifically Named After Fictional Characters.