Friday, June 15, 2018

Friday Links!

From C. Lee, and this is amazing: Researchers are keeping pig brains alive outside the body. This is a fascinating story: The Lesbian Pulp Fiction That Saved Lives. This is totally remarkable: An Ice Core Reveals the Economic Health of the Roman Empire. Alpha predator alert: Fox catches rabbit, then eagle swoops in. Incredible: How One Recalled SUV Destroyed $45 Million In Cars, Burned A Massive Ship, And Sparked A Legal Battle Between Ford And BMW.

From Kevin Womack, here's an eight-year-old drummer crushing Led Zeppelin: Led Zeppelin: Good Times Bad Times (8year old drummer ”Yoyoka"). Here's another, and it's even more amazing: Immigrant Song Led Zeppelin /7year old drummer "Yoyoka".

From DQ Reader My Wife, and this is quite nice: Mr. Rogers Had a Simple Set of Rules for Talking to Children.

From Steven Davis, and this is quite odd: The Wild Ancient Greek Drinking Game That Required Throwing Wine. Also, and these are stunning, it's The full horror of fighting in the trenches revealed: Fascinating colourised WWI pictures bring the 'the war to end all wars' to life.

From Wally, and I've never heard of this: Semordnilap. This is excellent: Russian Aces over Korea. This is so, so good: War List | Great Pretenders. These are terrifying: China's scariest outdoor attractions.

From Christopher Scott, and this is amazing: These Portuguese Libraries Are Infested With Bats—and They Like It That Way.

From Eric Higgins-Freese, and this is so great: Cyberpunk 2077, as told by Ciri.

From Griffin Cheng, and this is an incredible story: The Hidden History of Shanghai’s Jewish Quarter. This is excellent: How the Song ‘American Pie’ Reflected the Drastic Changes in American Culture From 1959 to 1971.

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