The Mysterious Downfall of the Neandertals. The standard theories of why they disappeared don’t hold up, so scientists are looking in new directions. (via Metafilter)
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If you thought Jill and Kevin’s wedding entrance was exceptional, you should see what they did for the divorce!
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Respect For the Fungus Overlords. The Loom explains the details of zombie ants and the fungus that controls their lives and deaths.
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Top 10 Ironic Ads From History. Sometimes a wonderful ad campaign will come back to bite years later. (via Boing Boing)
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Crows can recognize individual people, but can you recognize a particular crow in a photo lineup? NPR presents the quiz and an accompanying video about crow research. (via the Presurfer)
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The 10 Manliest Names Ever belong to soldiers and strongmen. I wouldn’t want to backtalk any of them.
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8 Unique Magazines. Niche publishing brings the weirdness to your local newsstand -or even your mailbox!
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Thanks, Miss Cellania, for the hilarious crow quiz! It really was entertaining and proved the interesting point about crow recognition. I thought that was the highlight of this cup-o-links, then I saw my reCAPTCHA: seaside ham. mmmmm, hammmm.
posted by Kelly on 7-31-2009 at 11:22 am
I am in the Air Force and today I saw a SSgt Hammer. He should definitely be in the Manliest Names!
posted by Kevin on 7-31-2009 at 3:41 pm