Five of the original Munchkins from The Wizard of Oz are still alive. They were recently reunited to talk about their experiences on the film set. (via Neatorama)
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The Worst Job of the 19th Century? Tongue-Pullers, Nipple-Pinchers & Anal Tobacco Blowers Try to Revive the Dead. Well, I guess somebody has to do it. (via Boing Boing)
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7 New Professors on RateMyProfessors.com. If only I had teachers this interesting, I might be able to remember college.
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Pet Confessions. Kind of like PostSecret for animals, except they are made up and much funnier than real pets would be.
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Fossils of flying reptiles come in two versions: the older long-tailed pterosaurs and the more recent short-tailed versions. The fossil gap between the two was a mystery until 20 skeletons of the new species Darwinopterus were discovered early in 2009 in northeast China.
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Here’s a frog riding a motorcycle. I don’t even have a one-liner to follow that. (via Gorilla Mask)
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5 Irrational Fears (Even Rational People Have). Your odds of death or injury are far greater driving to work every day.
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11 Variations on the Rubik’s Cube. Most are centered on the idea of making the puzzle harder!