October 5, 2011

                I was just trying to be efficient.  If the snooty people at
  my doctor's waiting room are going to get so upset about
  it, they should put up a sign that says, "Please wait
  until you go to your examination room before disrobing."

Top of the Heap:  ThanksForTeaching.Us is a 30 day campaign to recognize amazing teachers all over the world

      http://thanksforteaching.us/

Today is the Most Common Birthday in the United States ("I know what YOU were doing, Mom...")
     http://skiptucker.blogspot.com/2011/10/most-common-birthday-in-united-states.html

6 Baffiling Mistakes That Every Movie Criminal Makes
     http://www.cracked.com/article_16630_6-baffling-mistakes-every-movie-criminal-makes.html

The Origins of 7 Common Superstitions
     http://www.neatorama.com/2011/09/28/the-origins-behind-7-common-superstitions/

Roaches and spiders and snakes, oh my!  Here are 10 Misunderstood Creatures
     http://www.toptenz.net/top-10-misunderstood-creatures.php

Wanna delve into the minds of the ancient Essenes?  You can, with the Dead Sea Scrolls online
     http://dss.collections.imj.org.il/

Draw your own animated Stick Man
     http://www.drawastickman.com/

The ultimate list of the Top 10 Misused English Words.  Literally.
     http://listverse.com/2011/06/07/top-10-misused-english-words/

Foreign words that are difficult to translate into English
     http://www.quora.com/Language/What-foreign-words-are-difficult-to-translate-into-English

23 Recommended Articles for new Google+ Users
     http://plusheadlines.com/23-recommended-articles-for-new-google-users/2350/

Y'ever wonder what it'd be like if Andy Rooney wrote a sports column?  Yeah, me neither.
     http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204138204576599242921986576.html

And yet another reason to love the Internet:  Beards From Below
     http://www.beardsfrombelow.org/

Six (For Whatever Reason) Likeable Athletes
     http://www.uncoached.com/2011/09/29/six-for-whatever-reason-likable-athletes/

The 2011 Ig Nobel Prizes (Awards for improbable research)
     http://www.improbable.com/ig/winners/#ig2011

9 Actors You Didn't Know Were in the Star Wars Movies
     http://www.movieline.com/2011/09/9-actors-you-didnt-know-were-in-star-wars-movies.php

8 Current Technologies That Will Shape Our Future
     http://mashable.com/2011/09/18/future-technology/#260171-Smartphones

11 Useful Products Too Embarassing to Actually Use
     http://www.cracked.com/article_19425_11-useful-products-too-embarrassing-to-actually-use.html

Weird(est) Patents     (Thanks, Jendavies!)
     http://www.funalarmer.com/69-of-the-weirdest-american-patents-ever/

The 5 Greatest Mysteries of Human History
     http://all-that-is-interesting.com/post/10304744203/the-five-greatest-mysteries-of-human-history

The Living Bridge of India   (Thanks, Kevin!)
     http://www.snotr.com/video/7331/The_Living_Bridge

Stuff You Should Know About the Church of Scientology
     http://www.thesmokingjacket.com/entertainment/scientology-facts-information

Go Away (some funny stuff here)
     http://27bslash6.com/

Astronomy Stuff
The Most Amazing Space Pictures from 2011
     http://io9.com/5839189/the-most-amazing-space-pictures-of-2011

NASA's New (and Effing AWESOME) Deep Space Rocket
     http://gizmodo.com/5840149/nasas-new-deep-space-rocket-is-simply-amazing

How to Become a Backyard Astronomer
     http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/space/telescopes/how-to-become-a-backyard-astronomer#fbIndex1