The Weekend Links: Saturday Edition

I was really proud of myself for learning how to make a paper crane until I saw this: origami Star Wars ships.
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If you enjoy trivia tidbits like our Amazing Fact Generator, you will like these self-described "bite-sized geographic tidbits" regarding lost state facts. For more maps and facts about food, check out this interesting series by the Daily Yonder.
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There are some pretty strange Olympic sports already, so why not add a few more into the mix? Here are six YouTube "Olympics" that maybe should be added to the real deal.
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For more a traditional take, experience the Olympics as if you were there with this women's downhill skiing POV cam. (Sarah, who always submits great links, suggests it be watched on Full Screen mode, and I agree!)
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Nerd Fashion -- Clothing Only a Mother's Basement Could Love.
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Have you ever had neighbors who really wanted their house to stand out? Did it look better than this?
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A very unusual way to sell jeans or, well, do ANYTHING, but Wrangler's flash site let's you play with the model by throwing him off chairs and flinging him across the room (or make him break dance). It's actually very fun - you do have to, er, unzip him but it's nowhere near NSFW. Go wild!
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Let nothing go to waste! Make something useful or artistic with potholes (Whodda thunk? Thanks Jan for so many great links this week!)
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Sing for your supper with these top 10 Food Songs (And now "Be Our Guest" is in my head possibly forever).