The Weekend Links: Sunday Edition

Starting things off with some moolah: a collection of very strange currencies from around the world (including giant stones whose value is determined by age and how many died transporting it!)
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Looking for some summer travel plans? Instead of throwing a dart at the map, consider some of these 13 awesome filming locations you can actually visit, and get in a factory tour or two while you're at it!
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From the Annals of Too Much Time: a man creates an orchestra of steam punk birds. (Thanks Jan!)
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Check out Deadvlei - an amazing graveyard of 900 year old trees.
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Yes, the Deepwater Horizon spill is really depressing, but is there any way to make it even MORE depressing? Apparently there is: by bringing cute animals into the mix. Here are the Top 10 cutest animals that will be threatened.
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This one goes out to my fellow condo or apartment dwellers. My walls and ceilings may not be as thin as the guy who writes "Dear Girls Who Live Above Me," but I definitely hear more than I care to! (Merci Melissa!)
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Regressing in technology certainly does make some things harder (has anyone attempted to connect to the internet via dial up recently?), but this Tetris game drawn by hand takes the concept to all new lows! (even if it does have a certain novelty to it at first).
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