July 11, 2011

            Shopping for antiques won't make you
             gay, but it will make you buy curios.


Top of the Heap:  How All 50 States Got Their Names
     http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/132523

Real-world Monopoly - Atlantic City properties based on today's prices
     http://www.movoto.com/blog/novelty-real-estate/real-world-monopoly-marvin-gardens-is-the-new-boardwalk/

How We Die (in one chart)
      http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/wp/2012/06/22/how-we-die-in-one-chart/

And speaking of death, here are 10 Fun Ways to Euthanize Yourself
     http://io9.com/5921194/10-fun-ways-to-euthanize-yourself

10 Facts You Might Not Know About Babylon 5
     http://www.neatorama.com/2010/10/25/10-facts-you-might-not-know-about-babylon-5/

What's So Good About Growing Old?
     http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/What-is-So-Good-About-Growing-Old.html

And, the Most Peaceful Country in the World is...
     http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/06/18/and-the-most-peaceful-country-in-the-world-is/

Behind the Scenes of "The Wizard of Oz", 1939
     http://www.retronaut.co/2012/06/behind-the-scenes-of-the-wizard-of-oz-1939/

181 Google Tricks That Will Save you Time in School
     http://www.onlinecolleges.net/2012/06/25/181-google-tricks-that-will-save-you-time-in-school-updated/

Related:  The Best Google Features You're Probably Not Using
     http://lifehacker.com/5923588/the-best-google-features-youre-probably-not-using

Just GUESS what's going to happen to the Milky Way in the next few billion years!
     http://www.i-am-bored.com/bored_link.cfm?link_id=74647