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Peeps in Space. An adventurous astro-peep flies to the edge of space on a balloon mission, nearly 97,000 feet high!
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Baby Farming in Victorian England. Regulations designed to enforce morality and save government money led to a lucrative infanticide industry.
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Why would someone pay $55.71 for a $50 gift card on eBay? Commenters come up with many reasons.
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How Do They Do That 2: 10 Awesome and Intriguing Flash Animations. The sequel to last week’s list. And just as good.
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Dreams and Desperation on Forsyth Street. How one bus stop encapsulates the American immigrant experience.
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Nectar of the Broke: The World’s 5 Worst Ways To Get Drunk. This list might turn you off alcohol forever. I said “might”.
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Are smart kids more likely to be depressed? They are at least more likely to suffer an existential crisis.
Regarding the worst ways to get drunk, I think Douglas Adams nailed the single worst way:
Ford: “You’d better be prepared for the jump into hyperspace. It’s unpleasantly like being drunk.”
Arthur: “What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?”
Ford: “You ask a glass of water.”
posted by gmsc on 6-9-2008 at 2:47 am
The baby farming article literally made me sick. I cannot belive that there was a time when rampant infanticide was the norm and no one moved a finger to change it.
posted by GTT on 6-9-2008 at 6:05 pm