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Morning Cup of Links: Turtle Anatomy
by Miss Cellania - July 10, 2009 - 4:14 AM
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Vanity Fair takes an in-depth look at pearls, the only precious gem manufactured by living beings. They’ve been prized for thousands of years, but may be in trouble in the present.
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16 Embarrassing Marriage Proposals. Don’t plan a videotaped public spectacle to pop the question unless you’re fairly sure she’ll accept.
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Ne technologies can tie your brain into computers, vehicles, and prosthetics. Will that lead to hackers being able to get into your brain?
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A flashmob in Stockholm performs a Michael Jackson tribute. The effect of starting out small and spreading works rather well here.
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How the turtle got its shell. It basically grew its ribs outside the body -and that’s only the beginning of the weirdness of turtle anatomy.
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Self-help through Negative Thinking. It turns out that trying to get people to think more positively can actually have the opposite effect: it can simply highlight how unhappy they are.
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How To Build Your Own TiVo. It’s not easy and it’s not cheap, but it can be done.

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Comments (6)

  1. Hmmm… I guess amber wouldn’t count as a “precious gem” although it is produced by a living being (trees).

    posted by Ranger J on 7-10-2009 at 8:57 am

  2. OUTSTANDING LINKS THIS MORNING! Possibly the best collection I’ve seen.

    posted by Scott on 7-10-2009 at 10:03 am

  3. Any man who proposes in a public setting, whether it be at your family’s Christmas dinner or on a JumboTron seriously deserves a punch in the face. How humiliating to be put on the spot like that even if she does say yes. My best friend’s ex proposed to her at HIS family reunion, which was the first time she met them. They were dating for about a year. I mean wow…, LOL.

    posted by Amanda on 7-10-2009 at 10:03 am

  4. Awesome article on pearls! It answered quite a few questions I’ve had for a while. As always, thanks!

    posted by Jillian on 7-10-2009 at 1:48 pm

  5. The _Time_ article, on self-help through negative thinking was interesting, and it linked to another one on facing death, but it was a reminder how short and shallow _Time_ has become. Mental Floss has way more depth, detail, and news and it isn’t even technically a news site.

    posted by Southern Buddhist on 7-10-2009 at 2:10 pm

  6. Don’t even put links like that smut for negative thinking. I can find a study somewhere that backs up anything. Telling people to think negatively is akin to spitting in a bums face in my book. There’s just no need for it no matter what the situation

    posted by Adam on 7-10-2009 at 3:31 pm

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