Salt trucks aren't just dump trucks. They have a surprising array of high-tech capabilities.
A German fashion magazine has announced that it will use only amateur rather than professional models.
A drop of oil can find its way through a maze. Video at the link.
A hundred photographs of lava from the U.S.G.S.
You need to know what a skimmer attached to an ATM is.
Comic book characters can have religious affiliations; some are well known and obvious, while others are subtle or implied. Superman's earth family was Methodist; hundreds more are defined at the link.
The National Museum of Health and Medicine photo archives contains some amazing images.
If you are staying at certain British hotels, you can ask to have a bed-warmer sent to your room. A human bed-warmer.
David Blaine explains in a TED talk how he trained himself to hold his breath.
"No kicking penguins" is an official policy in Antarctica. This explains how it got started.
A map of the U.S. with 50 equal-population "states."
Bald eagles don't just eat salmon and carrion. They can also catch starlings.
The Sphinx and the Pyramids of Giza. Think they are situated in a remote desert? Think again.
Recent technologic advances are making the Earth less detectable to E.T.s. Could be good. Could be sad.
"Wolf moon" and "perigee moon" defined.
A bird doing a "wormdance."
The resume of James Murray, first editor of the OED.
What to do if the accelerator sticks on your Toyota (or other vehicle). Quick tip: hit the brakes.
A woman says she "will marry for health insurance."
Spray-on liquid glass. It's for real. It's a remarkable substance. Some people are worried about it.
A Maryland corporation has announced that it will run for Congress.
Photo of a French Normandy veteran meeting POTUS. Happy pic of the week.
Werner Herzog reinterprets "Mike Mulligan and his Steam Shovel."
And in what's become a new tradition, I'll use this post to decompress my folder of "pix for future posts." I found these unrelated miscellaneous images at Izismile without links to the primary source; I'll add credits if/when I can find such.
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