Morning Cup of Links: Patrick, the Saint
The Origin of the Freak Show, Part One. The beginning of the series covers antiquity to Lazarus Collerdo and his parasitic twin Johannes Baptisa Collerdo in the 17th century.
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Robert Platshorn was sentenced to 64 years in prison as a marijuana kingpin in 1979. On parole after serving 29 years, he is now campaigning to make pot legal in the U.S.
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Pipe Dream by Animusic was a groundbreaking animated music video that became a classic. Intel commissioned Sisu Devices to recreate the machinery in real life, which was quite an accomplishment.
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Although he was a favorite, Jermaine Jones was disqualified from the current American Idol competition. Anyone should know that you don't go on TV when you have outstanding warrants against you.
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The new comedy 21 Jump Street opens nationwide today. In honor of the occasion, here's a tribute to the original, supposedly non-comedy TV show it's based on, and the amazing careers of its stars.
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The folks at MIT have developed a nanotech material that slows down the speed of light. That may lead to capturing light to use as energy, or other real useful ideas.
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An estimated 55,000 crosses memorialize freedom fighters on a hill in Lithuania. Any time they are removed or torn down, they spring up again overnight.
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At one time, radium, or radiation, was considered new, cutting-edge, and the savior of mankind. See twelve products that were made “better” when infused with radiation!
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Saroo Brierley used Google Earth to find his long-lost family. He looked at images from all over India for anything familiar from the time he was five years old.
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Transgenic fluorescent fish turned out to be good for something! Watch The Center for Genomic Gastronomy make tasty glow-in-the-dark sushi.
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The Adventures of St. Patrick. What we know of the saint's real life is just as interesting as the myths associated with him.