The Weekend Links

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So Miss C already posted the link to the trailer for Mega Shark versus Giant Octopus, but I have another YouTube treasure to share. Hawk Jones - a movie made up entire of kids ... and it shows. First the infamous shootout scene followed by Hawk's skills in the interrogation room. You will not be disappointed!
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Amazing picture of the Hubble in front of the sun.
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A lovely pronunciation poem that highlights some of the absurdities of our language. For maximum nerd enjoyment, read it out loud!
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Find out how (unfortunately)long it really takes for our trash to biodegrade in a landfill.
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Fail candy: (fake) Human blood bag ... now for kids! As reviewed my Mike Mozart of JeepesMedia. "There's no time like the present to start a blood cult with your kids."
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From Popular Science, this edition of "The Science of YouTube" deals with the Science of Cute. I dare you not to "awwww" during at least one of the videos shown! And then find out why your are prone to that particular response.
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So you're searching the internet and you don't know what you're looking for. Well what sort of mood are you in? This site help you choose before taking you to a matching site. I chose "steady" and went here much to my amazement (And ultimate frustration ... now I need to go back and see where "frustrating" takes me!)

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Author and astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson dismisses the popular internet doomsday theory that the world will end in 2012 with some practical thoughts.
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15 strange conditions of the human mind. How many have you experienced? I think I've had most of the Deja This and Deja That at one time or another.
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Facebook at times seem like (at best) an effective stalking tool and (at worst) an effective helper of procrastination, but apparently it can also be used to fight crime and solve mysteries.
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Do you find your creative habits helped rather than hindered by responsible consumption? Then you may have "the Churchill Gene," which some claim helps parlay alcoholic euphoria into productive output.
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Don't let Swine Flu (or H1N1 or whatever we're calling it these days) cramp your style. If you're going to wear a mask, at least pimp it out a little.
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With school and work and social events and late-night films, it can sometimes be difficult to get a good night's rest. Here are nine steps to help you achieve good sleep, and none of them include CSPAN.
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Just for the pretty, some street styles of Paris. Who could get away with that here? In Atlanta you would just get branded as another infamous street person like Baton Bob or Bicycle Shorts Man (don't ask).
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Jell-o no longer needs to be housed in plastic cups or other boring holders for its enjoyment - be both green and stylish by baking your jell-o into orange peels!

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[Last Weekend's Links]