I’m not sure how to describe this, but it’s definitely worth watching:
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Archive for October, 2010
Fainting Goat Kittens
My first request/submission. Here you go Culla:
Cynical-C | Fainting Goat Kittens.
(Also, see this if you don’t know why they are called “fainting goat.”)
Google Suggest Venn Diagram Generator
Most entertaining query/options wins:
A History of Rap
OK – this isn’t really from today, but I am behind on my internets:
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon – A History of Rap: Jimmy Fallon, Justin Timberlake.
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Peter A. Diamond
Double post today because I missed yesterday.
I’m a little late on this, but Peter Diamond was recently the co-recipient of the Nobel Prize in Economics. (For another interesting link, this prize is not one of the original Nobel Prizes.) I think my knowledge of economics (admittedly not very high to begin with) may have doubled just by reading this overview of his work:
Marginal Revolution: Peter A. Diamond.
Similar summaries of the other co-recipients are available on the same site:
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The Zach Galifianakis Swimsuit Calendar
Today we have the latest Vanity Fair photo shoot. This is exactly what it sounds like, so use your discretion as to whether to click through:
The Zach Galifianakis Swimsuit Calendar
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This is Not Helpful
On many sites that include movie/product user reviews, buttons exist to mark the review as helpful or not helpful. This is what happens when you collect the best of the worst:
For extra entertainment, try to guess the movie by reading the review but not the title (this is easier to do for some posts than others).
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Top 6 Food Myths
I didn’t know some of these myths existed, but there is plenty of good information:
There is many a happy slave
Some interesting (and entertaining) notes from Charles Darwin on marriage:
Darwin’s notes on marriage :: Darwin Correspondence Project.
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