Thursday, September 07, 2023

Miss Cellania's Links

Make your autumn travel plans with the 2023 Fall Foliage Prediction Map.

The Rolling Stones Detail Hackney Diamonds, First New Album of Originals in 18 Years. See the video for the first single, "Angry."
 
When you order a Minecraft cake and get Inception instead.

An overview of the signs of the collapse of American society in 14 short posts. (via Kottke)

The Chernobyl Disaster Created an Unexpected Predator Paradise.

The Revolutionary Influence of the First English Children’s Novel. That novel was The History of Little Goody Two-Shoes.

Questioning the Chinese ‘diagnostic dolls.’ It's a good story that just doesn't add up. (via Neatorama

An Honest Trailer for Ferris Bueller's Day Off.

A searchable database of all 8,291 license plates offered by the 50 US states (and DC). There are more than 900 in Maryland alone! (via Mental Floss)

2 comments:

  1. There's more license plates on account of there's more prisoners nowadays.

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  2. The Stones' song was disappointing. Sounded like something out of the early 80s.

    Speciality license plates have become a source of revenue for both States and the organizations who promote them. Very hard to get a new one in Maine - they steal income from the existing ones.

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