dinosaurs Fossilized dino-vomit discovered in Utah Thom Dunn

thanksgiving CDC: don't eat romaine lettuce Séamus Bellamy

Funny Good Shirts is an incredible photo archive of the world's weirdest T-shirts Popkin

Vintage Weird The Johnson Smith Novelty catalog offered 600 jam-packed pages of vintage weirdness Mark Frauenfelder

scorpions Deadly scorpions invade homes, sending over 500 people to the hospital in Egypt Carla Sinclair

bad smells California town smells like "rotten eggs, vomit, farts, and body odor" Mark Frauenfelder

Games Game camera modded to show slight perspective change when turning head. Beautiful immersion or vomitous oversimulation? Rob Beschizza

News Moderna coronavirus vaccine gets FDA emergency use authorization to fight worsening COVID-19 pandemic Xeni Jardin

cats Cat food recall: Natural Balance pulled for 'deadly' side effects Xeni Jardin

music On the 50th anniversary of Kent State Massacre, listen to the Isley Brothers' "Ohio" David Pescovitz

terrorists Japan cult leader executed over 1995 sarin attack Rob Beschizza

space camp: day 1 I was sent to space camp and survived the Multi Axis Trainer Robert Spallone

books All about the Black Death flea that killed 100 million people Amy Stewart

authors Grant Morrison interview: "Laughter can banish any and all demons" Propaganda Anonymous

amazon Reminder: you can buy vintage milk at Amazon Rob Beschizza

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Business Nature Made vitamins recalled for 'possible contamination' with Salmonella or Staph Xeni Jardin

books Read: Strategic Dog Patterning, a story from "Why I Hunt Flying Saucers" Hugh AD Spencer

security Watch it live: FBI and Apple at House Judiciary Committee hearing 'The Encryption Tightrope: Balancing Americans' Security and Privacy" Xeni Jardin