Max Hirschberg rode a bike for two months to get to Nome, Alaska to join the Klondike gold rush in 1900. And you think you have a difficult commute. (via Metafiter)
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10 Reasons Not to Bring Someone Back from the Dead. Chilling lessons from science fiction and horror stories. (via Gorilla Mask)
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Right Stuff, Wrong Sex: NASA’s Lost Female Astronauts. They were physically better qualified than the male astronauts, but politically never had a chance. (via Boing Boing)
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Verizon Wireless pranks a customer. He made a call, they showed up, just like in those ridiculous TV ads.
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Scans of the human brain show how neurons fire in different patterns when we are asleep, drugged, experiencing seizures or headaches, and when the brain is damaged. (via the Presurfer)
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Roman Polanski on To Catch a Predator. So what if the interviewer and interviewee are 30 years apart, it still works.
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Where Are They Now? The Original Six American Gladiators. Yes, you may read this without admitting you were a fan.
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The Verizon video is great! I can just imagine what my brother would do if they followed him around… not pretty. He works for the section within Qwest that deals with Verizon customers so I’m sure he would have PLENTY to say!
posted by KillerQueen11 on 10-8-2009 at 5:46 am
If you’re ever in Seattle, there is a great (and free) museum about the Klondike gold rush that’s worth going to.
posted by EV on 10-8-2009 at 9:20 am
Did Roman Polanski really ever go to prison? Or did he just flee the country. I mean he drugged and raped a 13 year old…that should count for some major prison time. It’s totally disgusting.
posted by Chelsea on 10-8-2009 at 3:41 pm
I think Mr. Polanski fled the country before he was sentenced…which is why he’s never set foot back here in the U.S. If he does, he’ll be arrested and thrown into jail.
posted by Megan on 10-8-2009 at 9:51 pm