July 18, 2012

                    Does anyone else think it’s weird

                    that we put a man on the moon

                    a full 20 years before someone

                    realized it would be a good idea

                    to put wheels on luggage?

Top of the Heap:  What honor looks like (Thanks, Billy!)
     http://www.mullerover.com/2012/05/23/what-honor-looks-like-the-flash-mob-at-gate-38-of-reagan-national-airport/

The 7 Most Extreme Lies Ever Told to Get Out of Something
     http://www.cracked.com/article_19912_the-7-most-extreme-lies-ever-told-to-get-out-something.html

Is it, or isn't it Ice Cream?
     http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/133068

Wanna buy a Zimbabwe 100 Trillion Dollar Bill?  It's cheaper than you might think!
     http://alturl.com/78agr

The Science of Spider-Man
     http://www.i-am-bored.com/bored_link.cfm?link_id=74676

Let NASA take you on a Tour of the Moon
     http://geeks.thedailywh.at/2012/07/12/geek-news-nasas-tour-of-the-moon-of-the-day/

Russia’s Orda Cave is the Largest Underwater Gypsum Cave on Earth.
      http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/news-orda-cave-longest-underwater-cave-russia

6 Famous Misquotes and where they came from
     http://www.neatorama.com/2012/07/12/6-famous-misquotes-where-they-came-from/

Start typing in your address on Show My Street - pretty cool...
     http://showmystreet.com/

The "invisible" bandage
     http://www.yankodesign.com/2012/06/12/camouflaging-a-bandage/

"Firefly" reunion at ComicCon
     http://alturl.com/7ucjw

8 Mind-Blowing Realities of Our Future Full of Old People
      http://www.cracked.com/article_19957_8-mind-blowing-realities-our-future-full-old-people.html

Experimental headlight system that can see through rain and snow
     http://www.gizmag.com/headlights-see-through-rain-snow/23212/

The Overthinking Person's Drinking Game
     http://thoughtcatalog.com/2012/the-overthinking-persons-drinking-game-2/

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

July 4, 2012

              My girlfriend and I are complete opposites.
                         I exist and she doesn't.


Top of the Heap:  Explain it to me like I'm 5: What Exactly is Obamacare, and What Did It Change?
     http://www.reddit.com/tb/vbkfm

Happy Fourth of July!  Although Independence Day SHOULD'VE been on July 2
     http://nowiknow.com/born-on-the-second-of-july-or-august/

School's still in session, Little Ducks. Here are some 4th of July Myths, Debunked
     http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/06/110630-july-fourth-myths-nation-independence-day/

Some Fantastic Fourth of July Facts

     http://www.11points.com/Misc/11_Fantastic_Fourth_of_July_Facts

The 101 Most Useful Websites
     http://www.labnol.org/internet/101-useful-websites/18078/

Cool, zoomable, 20-gigapixel image of London
     http://lifeinmegapixels.com/blog/2012/06/london-in-20-gigapixels/

11 Women's Names Forever Tainted by Song Titles
      http://www.11points.com/Music/11_Women%27s_Names_Forever_Tainted_By_Song_Titles

How to Take a Shower Without Using Any Water
     http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/06/25/drybath-how-to-take-a-shower-without-using-any-water/

6 Terrible Decisions That Gave Us Great Movie Moments
     http://www.cracked.com/article_19918_6-terrible-decisions-that-gave-us-great-movie-moments.html

The Weirdest Interview Questions and How to Answer Them
     http://www.employmentking.co.uk/interviews/the-weirdest-interview-questions-and-how-to-answer-them/

Interesting Subreddit: Explain It To Me Like I'm Five Years Old
     http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive

Lasers for the Dead - Gravestone Technology
     http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2011/07/lasers-for-the-dead-a-story-about-gravestone-technology/242601/

June 27, 2012

                I know how to spell "banana,"
                I just don't know when to stop.


Top of the Heap:  21 Pictures That Will Restore Your Faith in Humanity
     http://www.buzzfeed.com/expresident/pictures-that-will-restore-your-faith-in-humanity

I knew it!  Coffee Linked to Longer Life.  I freakin' KNEW it!
     http://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/16/health/coffee-drinking-longer-life/index.html

A lucid essay by a Stoner Mom (Billy, you continue to amaze me)
     http://jezebel.com/5905455/im-a-mom-and-im-stoned-right-now?popular=true

Get ready - V'Ger is leaving the solar system
      http://alturl.com/t3jyt

The Most Accurate IQ Test, EVER! (Mine is 164!)
     http://www.buzzfeed.com/scott/how-smart-are-you

31 Insanely Easy (Yet Clever) DIY Projects
     http://www.buzzfeed.com/peggy/31-insanely-easy-and-clever-diy-projects?sub=1624957_371435

In this week's, "Hey-that's-RIGHT!" department: 6 Things That Never Make Sense About Zombie Movies
     http://www.cracked.com/blog/6-things-that-never-make-sense-about-zombie-movies/

Your very own, digital, online, and absolutely free-of-charge, Kaleidoscope
     http://inoyan.narod.ru/kaleidoskop.swf

Booger Science: the story behind the gross stuff growing in your head
     http://dvice.com/archives/2012/06/booger-science.php

Your Brain on a Magic Trick
     http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/24/opinion/sunday/your-brain-on-a-magic-trick.html?_r=2

Websites every pet owner should bookmark
     http://www.mnn.com/family/pets/questions/websites-every-pet-owner-should-bookmark

Who's happier? Morning people or Night Owls? (No, duh...)
     http://www.livescience.com/20880-morning-people-happier.html

7 Sites You Should Be Wasting Time On Right Now
     http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/06/7-sites-you-should-be-wasting-time-on_n_1574964.html

10 Common Questions About the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) that the Supreme Court is ruling on tomorrow
     http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/06/26/what-s-the-deal-with-health-care-10-questions-answers.html

June 20, 2012

Ah, the 21st Century.  When deleting history is more important than making it.


Top of the Heap:  The Top 10 Things No One Tells High School Graduates
     http://www.ramblingbeachcat.com/2012/05/top-10-things-no-one-tells-high-school.html

The 10 Best Motorcycle Roads in the US
     http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/12/travel/best-motorcycle-roads/index.html?hpt=hp_c2

"Toy boat, toy boat, toy boat, toy boat, toy boat." Here are 11 Classic Tongue Twisters
     http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/129826

Okay, fellow playahs - here are 11 Vowel-Free Words Acceptable in "Words With Friends"
      http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/102828

32 Innovations That Will Change Your Tomorrow (Personally, I want the Shutup Gun.  Hurry up and take my money)
     http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/06/03/magazine/innovations-issue.html

Just in time for Summer - How to Beat Carnival Games
     http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/unplugged/step-learn-beat-carnival-games-185657836.html

Summer Preview: 10 Shows to Watch
     http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2012/06/summer-tv-preview-10-shows-to-watch/257975/

12 Ridiculous Olympic Team Outfits throughout history
     http://www.buzzfeed.com/jtes/12-ridiculous-olympic-team-outfits-throughout-hist

Southwest is becoming the Soup Nazi of the airlines - here are 8 passengers dubiously booted off Southwest flights
     http://theweek.com/article/index/229376/8-passengers-dubiously-booted-off-southwest-flights

Brain Age games.  Apparently, I'm already dead.
     http://www.freebrainagegames.com/games/memory_recall.php

This week's Most-Pointless-Website Award, goes, ironically, here
     http://www.pointerpointer.com/

Just in case - How to Give Your Puppy CPR
     http://visual.ly/save-your-puppy-how-give-your-puppy-cpr

48 Ultra-Cool Summer Sites for Kids and Teachers
     http://edtechideas.com/2012/06/01/49-cool-summer-sites-for-kids-and-teachers/

The Most Beautiful Natural Holes on Earth
     http://www.theworldgeography.com/2012/06/10-of-most-beautiful-natural-holes-in.html

June 13, 2012

              One thing I've learned from watching the TV show
             "Cops" is to stay away from people with blurry faces.


Top of the Heap:  The 21 Best Graduation Speeches of 2012
     http://hypervocal.com/news/2012/dont-be-a-dck-the-21-best-graduation-speeches-of-2012/

Apparently, the Robot Revolution Will Be Televised
     http://www.neatorama.com/2012/06/04/the-robot-revolution-will-be-televised/

Stunning Photos That Capture the Feeling of Silence
     http://www.flavorwire.com/297348/moody-photos-that-embody-silence?all=1

The Truth About Gunfights in the Old West
     http://www.neatorama.com/2012/06/07/the-truth-about-gunfights-in-the-old-west/

22 Facts About Coffee - The World's Most Important Beverage
     http://www.buzzfeed.com/ryanhatesthis/23-facts-about-coffee-the-worlds-most-important

Welcome to America, Please Be on Time: What Guidebooks Tell Foreign Visitors to the U.S.
     http://alturl.com/jro9g

Summertime is close - here are the Top 10 Ways to Beat the Heat
     http://lifehacker.com/5913149/top-10-ways-to-beat-the-heat

How to Cut a Melon.  Mmmmm, melon...
     http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Cut-a-Melon/

The Top 10 Fixes for Life's Daily Annoyances
     http://lifehacker.com/5916755/top-10-fixes-for-lifes-daily-annoyances

Wanna break the world's record for holding your breath underwater?  Try topping 22 minutes, 22 seconds!
     http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2154442/Free-diver-breaks-world-record-holding-breath-underwater-22-22-minutes.html

How many James Bond movies can you name in five minutes?  (I got 13)
     http://ruletheweb.co.uk/bond/

June 6, 2012

A new study shows that some people 
spend more money on coffee than 
they spend on their own children.  
How do they sleep at night?

Top of the Heap:   The 36 Absolute Best Things in the World
     http://www.twosexygeeks.com/the-36-absolute-best-things-in-the-world/

Easily the most insane animal footage ever caught on an undersea camera
     http://io9.com/5908770/easily-the-most-insane-animal-footage-ever-caught-on-an-undersea-camera

Miss the old Nokia ringtone? Or the old fashioned telephone? Hear them again at the Museum of Endangered Sounds
     http://savethesounds.info/

15 Insane Theories About Movies and Television (That Will Blow Your Mind)
     http://www.buzzfeed.com/daves4/15-fan-theories-that-will-forever-change-the-way-y

12 Amazing Confluences From Around the World
     http://www.theworldgeography.com/2012/05/12-amazing-confluences-from-around.html

Hmmm... according to at least one scientist, every black hole contains a new universe
     http://www.insidescience.org/?q=content/every-black-hole-contains-new-universe/566

Pretty cool stuff at IWDRM - namely, living movie stills
     http://iwdrm.tumblr.com/

Five Famous Movies That Shamelessly Ripped Off Obscure Ones
     http://www.cracked.com/article_19852_5-famous-movies-that-shamelessly-ripped-off-obscure-ones.html

Where Does Decaf Come From? ...and Other Burning Questions About Coffee
     http://www.neatorama.com/2012/06/01/where-does-decaf-come-from-and-other-burning-questions-about-coffee/

10 Cool Discoveries You Should Know About
     http://www.alternet.org/world/155483/10_cool_discoveries_you_should_know_about/?page=entire

The Mysterious Smell of Moondust
     http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2006/30jan_smellofmoondust/

How do you really know what time it is?  (Offhand, I'd say a watch would be a good place to start)
     http://io9.com/5914112/how-do-you-really-know-what-time-it-is

The 6 Most Amazing Jellyfish (correct name: "Sea Jellies") in the Sea
     http://www.jellyfishfacts.net/the-6-most-amazing-jellyfish-in-the-sea.html