There are more links today than usual, to make up for yesterday’s list which didn’t get published. It’s all my fault!
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Mystery of the Brain: a blind man navigates obstacle course perfectly with no visual awareness. Maybe it’s a voodoo spell.
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It’s Cheaper to Keep Her. The recession and economic turmoil is creating a new class of casualties: Married couples who can’t afford to get divorced.
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Saturn’s Crazy Christmas Tilt. You only see the plane of Saturn’s rings line up with Earth once every 14-15 years, so take a look while you have the chance.
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Escape from Icy Hill. A bird’s eye view of an icy hill in Portland, with the most appropriate music possible. This video is full of win.
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The Top Ten Dinosaur and Fossil Finds of 2008, from National Geographic. It’s been a bizarre year for paleontologists.
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A journalist/comedian interviews Fred Phelps, Junior of the Westboro Baptist Church. And then begins to flirt with him.
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The Not Rape Epidemic. Latoya Peterson puts into words what so many women already know, but don’t share. And men need to know. (via Metafilter)
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Buzzwords of 2008. There were a couple hear that I’d never heard, but I’m up to speed now!
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The Cat’s Christmas Tree Surprise. I laughed, then I thought. “What’s up with that cat’s haircut?”
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8 Reasons to Love National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation. You really don’t need a reason; you just need a little time to watch it.