What’s A Scaramouche?

And 19 other things you didn’t know about Bohemian Rhapsody.

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Online Presidential Voting?
Good idea or bad idea or horribly awful idea?

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That Wacky Science: Printing A 3D House
Yes, a house. As in, a place you live. Printing it. From a printer. A House. A 3D printed house. Is this the future?

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Polly Want Some Some Soap In His Mouth?
How do parrots get so foul-mouthed?

Also: Does anyone know why the name “Polly” is always associated with parrots? I can’t find anything.

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Don’t Forget to Vote—For the Explorer of the Year
And, yes, the guy that jumped from 128,000 feet has the instant name recognition. He’s like a Kennedy or Bush of the adventurous people’s world. But the rest of the candidates are awesome too.

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IOU $6,300,000,000
It's nice to be #1 in the world at something. Unless, of course, that thing happens to be the most deeply in debt person on Earth.

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Chevy Chase’s 1980 Comedy Album
Listen to a few minutes and you may actually believe that his short-lived talk show wasn’t his worst comedic project. Pay special attention to the track of him singing "Let It Be" in a chipmunk voice—which is sort of enjoyable in a total WTH kind of way. (Via Vulture)