bleeding, sandbox, legos

What to call your period in other countries. Love the Danish one.

The most awesome sandbox bottom ever. So cool I'm not even previewing it here - click the link.

Repairing things on the street with Legos!

The Beatles refused to play segregated venues in 1964. Well, and after that too. But in the (US) South in 1964, that was a big deal.

Your excuse is invalid: First grader without hands wins penmanship award. No joke.

Scathing reviews of works now considered classic My favorite, about Fred Astaire: "“Can’t act. Can’t sing. Slightly bald. Can dance a little.” –MGM Testing Director’s response to Astaire’s first screen test"


How child birth became industrialized.

one last titanic post

Why do we love the Titanic?

The report, commissioned by the United Nations Conference on Happiness (yes, that exists), contains over a hundred pages of musings on world happiness. Here’s an ultra-abridged version of the findings.

Your fingers prune in water to help you grip stuff better.

Boy lost at 5 uses Google Maps 25 years later to find his family