Tuesday, April 16, 2024

Miss Cellania's Links

Why do some people always get lost? Research suggests that experience may matter more than innate ability when it comes to a sense of direction. (via Metafilter)

Ten years on from Chibok, what happened to the 276 Nigerian girls snatched from their school? (via Damn Interesting)

Whoops, Disney PR's First Omen campaign spooked someone so bad they called the cops.

Mom tries on a new wig.

Do You Really, Really Like Aqua? Then you'll love this house. 

If the Flintstones Vacationed in France: A Guide to the Cave Villages

Follow the Footsteps of an Incredible Mailman From the Gold Rush Era. Hikers recreate Snowshoe Thompson’s 100-mile route through the mountains by walking, running, and even skiing. 

What Does a Fire Captain in Antarctica Do? (via Nag on the Lake

The Rise and Impending Fall of the Dental Cavity. (via Damn Interesting)

3 comments:

  1. That Fire Captain in Antarctica is an excellent story, but caution is warranted. At the bottom of that page are links to two more great stories, then at those stories more links. And not a clinker in the bunch, best rabbit hole I've seen in years.
    xoxoxoBruce

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  2. I'm having a hard time reconciling the fact that Disney is making a remake of a remake of a movie about the antichrist. Seriously. Disney is actually doing this. But the fact that they don't have a clue how to market it is not surprising at all.

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  3. Scaring people is good PR now? What else are we in for?

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