Hate that smarmy, too-good-to-be-real Christmas episode of World War I? Annoyed by the lazy montage scene that took us from the first airplane to the Moon in just 66 years? Think "rocks fall, all the dinosaurs die" was just a total cop-out? Here's a fun Reddit thread you will appreciate, pointed out to me by Karen James.
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Nov 18, 2013
If history were a movie, what would be the most egregious plot holes?
More fun mortuary history with Caitlin Doughty
Since my post about dead babies wearing other babies’ skulls as hats went over so well, I thought I’d share several more videos from my favorite funeral director and “death enthusiast,” Caitlin Doughty. Image: YouTube
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Play 17th-century London Death Roulette
Matt Round’s Death Roulette is a game that randomly selects for you one of the many deaths recorded in 17th-century London. In the week of July 11th, 1665 you died from Imposthume (swelling or abscess) The use of scans of the actual records is very effective! Read up on the death searchers.
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Pop-up book of classic Sega arcade cabinets
Sega Arcade: Pop-Up History [Read Only Memory] is a beautifully-illustrated hardcover book about six classic Sega “body sensation” arcade cabinets – Hang-On, Space Harrier, Out Run, After Burner, Thunder Blade and Power Drift – complete with pop-up cardboard models. Accompanying this 3D showcase is a written history from Guardian games writer and best-selling novelist, Keith […]
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The AVYA steam inhaler combines old-school remedies with new school technology
In our modern world, our usual first approach to combating an oncoming cold is to medicate it into oblivion. Sometimes, that carpet bombing pharmaceutical attack plan can knock out the congestion and discomfort of an illness before it settles in. But there’s always something to be said for trying to put down the effects of […]
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Building a movement? NationBuilder has all the right tools for you
Whether you’re managing a political campaign or building a client base, there comes a time when you stop seeing people and start seeing numbers. This doesn’t happen suddenly. You shake hands, make calls, and build relationships. And then those relationships disappear into a database of donors or customers as your organization grows. People get brought […]
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Get your toddler on the road earlier with the world's lightest balance bike
Learning to ride a bike is one of those quintessential childhood experiences that’s as rewarding as it is scary. Prep your precious babe for success by starting them early with the world’s lightest balance bike, the Brilrider FLIGHT. For the uninitiated, balance bikes are no-pedal bicycles that propel forward by pushing off the ground with […]
