Miss Cellania's Links

Aquarium creates “retirement home” for aging penguins. You can read more about meeting the penguins' medical needs at National Geographic, although you'll have to sign up for notifications to read it. (via Metafilter)   

What happened in middle school today. 

The forgotten story of abolition in revolutionary France – the first emancipation. 

What Was Sewer Socialism? Milwaukee mayor Daniel Hoan believed the best argument for socialism was a city government that worked. (via Damn Interesting) 

Life Inside Icelandic Turf Houses. Grass roofs may look enchanting today, but living beneath them was another story.

The MAGAs do their own scientific research. The latest from Tom the Dancing Bug. 

‘When she turns eight they will take her’: rising number of Afghan girls being sold into child marriage. (via TYWKIWDBI) 

Nameneko Cats From the 1980s, The 1980s fad for dressing cats up as tough guys and girls. (Thanks, WTM!) 

A Blast from the Past (2016): The Real Story Behind "The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll."