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Middle Initials

You know the names, but do you know what that initial stands for? Today’s mental_flosss quiz tests your knowledge of famous people with middle initials. I scored 50%, which is about what I expected. Link

Quote: Francis Bacon on Children

"Children sweeten labors, but they make misfortunes more bitter. They increase the cares of life, but the mitigate the remembrance of death." - Francis Bacon, English philosopher and statesman

World’s Oldest Student Forced to Drop Out

88-year-old Kimani Nganga Maruge began his education in 2004 after Kenya introduced free primary schooling. That’s when he set the world record for the oldest person to ever start primary school. He attended for four years until last week when he was taken to an elderly care facility. The school’s ...

6 Historic Figures Who Were Celibate

Some weren’t interested, some didn’t know what they were missing, and others just gave up sex for one reason or another. These six were mostly creative types who were obsessed with their work ahead of… everything else. Pictured is Nikola Tesla, who had no trouble attracting women. Link -via ...

Indian School Named Monkey God As Chairman

The recently opened Sardar Bhagat Singh College of Technology and Management in India decided that they wanted someone really famous and powerful to be their leader. So the school officials named Hanuman, the Hindu monkey god as chairman: Hanuman, the popular god known for his strength and valor, has ...

10 Stupid Tattoos

Before you get that trendy tattoo, read this article by Johnny Wright over at our pal YesButNoButYes blog: With other fads, you can participate and not make it a lifetime commitment. You can take the double hoop earrings out pretend it never happened. (If you still have those, you need to take them out.) ...

Parents Won Legal Battle to Name Kid “Lego”

After a legal battle, a Swedish couple have won the right to name their baby son … Lego! Couples in Sweden have previously run into trouble with officials over the names Ikea, Veranda, Metallica and the use of Elvis for a girl. But the Swedish Administrative Court of Appeals has now overruled ...

Climate change "an issue of human survival" for sinking island nation

The leader of a country slowly being submerged by the Pacific Ocean told an environment conference Thursday that climate change ...

Email Sent to Those Left Behind After The Rapture

If you’re swept up to Heaven in the Rapture, who’ll tell your loved ones left behind on Earth? For $40 a year, this new website will: Users can also upload up to 150 megabytes of documents, which will be protected by an unidentified encryption algorithm until the Rapture, then released to ...

Brave Traffic Warden Tickets a Police Car

Ever saw a police car parked illegally? Well, no one is above the law according to this brave traffic warden in Liverpool, England: With no thought for his own future safety, the attendant leapt into action to make his move on the vehicle. After noting down the offence, he boldly slapped the penalty ...

10 Amazing Monuments to War Heroes

Our pal WebUrbanist (neat new blog layout!) has a really neat post about the 10 amazing monuments commemorating war heroes. This one to the left is the 38th (Welsh) Division Memorial, depicting the defiant Red Dragon of Wales: It was the 38th (Welsh) Infantry Division that was charged with taking Mametz ...

State of Dress by Robin Barcus

Left: Lily Pad Dress (2000); Right: Dandelion Dress (1999), photo by Trudi Entwistle I am in awe of Robin Barcus’ fashion/art. In her series called "State of Dress," Robin creates unusual dresses from natural ingredients: lily pad, dandelion (see above), corn husk, pinecones. Here’s ...

Read This Post. Do Not Pass Go. Do Not Collect $200.

I love me a good game night. Monopoly gets pretty cut-throat when we’re at my in-laws – cheating bankers, people hiding money, my brother-in-law yelling at people about the free market. It’s a blast, actually. But I love the word games too – Scattergories is probably my favorite, but ...

Obama, Japan

Residents of Obama, Japan (pop. 34,000) are delighted that Barack Obama is running for president in the US. The campaign has put their town on the map, so to speak, when smaller towns in Japan are competing for new residents. Manufacturers in Obama have labeled snacks, chopsticks, and t-shirts with ...

New Talent on 60 Minutes

You’ll probably get a kick out of this fantasy introduction to the TV news show 60 Minutes that includes… well, just about everyone. Link -via Grow-A-Brain

Spock Monkey

A Spock Monkey. Why didn’t I think of that? Sock monkeys are available in other characters from Star Trek, too. Order now and get a free tribble! Link

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MAG: Clinton Underperformed Among Women Voters...