Friday, July 08, 2022

Miss Cellania's Links

“Why didn’t my ancestry results show Native American ancestors?” Inheriting DNA is not as straightforward as you might think. (via Damn Interesting)

What's in store for the US if we don't act now. The real life fallout will be below the fold.

How Peter Gabriel's "Solsbury Hill" Inadvertently Became a Hollywood Soundtrack Staple. 

How to Say Hello in Four Languages. Or offend someone.

130-Year-Old Menus Show How Climate Change Is Already Affecting What We Eat. (via Atlas Obscura)

Absurd Trolley Problems. The further you go, the weirder it gets. (via Neatorama)

George Clooney's Batsuit is Up for Auction. Nipples included.

Why Brittney Griner Pleaded Guilty. The WNBA star’s guilty plea is likely part of a strategy to get through the Russian court proceedings as quickly and comfortably as possible. (via Digg)  

A Day at the Beach on a Disappearing Sea.

3 comments:

gwdMaine said...

Hello, it's me! The person who invented autocorrect should burn in hello.

Happy Friday Miss C!

Miss Cellania said...

Happy Friday, gwdMaine!

Anonymous said...

The second link, while fictitious, has one of the dumbest headlines ever: "so and so the President/president candidate wins/leads in the popular vote".

The popular vote when electing the Prez is like the yards passing stat in football: neither necessarily points to the winner.