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Are dogs' mouths really cleaner than humans? What are those little white marks on your fingernails? How is coffee decaffeinated? Why is Queen Elizabeth II's husband a prince rather than a king? How does a boomerang work? Find the answers to these and other perplexing questions at I Did Not Know That Yesterday! This blog does the research so you don’t have to.
My wife bought me The Marvel Super Heroes Stamps, just one of the many fantastic 2007 commemorative stamps released by The United States Postal Service. Neat-o. Thanks, hon!
Check out Meghan’s funny 4-panel comic strip called Kawaii Not.
Kircher Society has an interesting entry on Robert Shields of Dayton, Washington, who probably holds the world record of longest diary:
For twenty years, Robert Shields of Dayton, Washington, has kept a written record of absolutely everything that has happened to him, day and night. For no less than four hours each day, Shields holes himself up in the small office in his home, turns on his stereo, and types. His diary, at 35 million words, is believed to be the world’s longest.
Shields did this from 1972 until 1996, when he was disabled by a stroke. Shown above is a page from the diary, showing what he did every 5 minutes interval!
Yes, a cassette converter exists! Also there’s a USB turntable. So, retro lovers, you can still use your old tape and LP collections and live in the 80s forever. Rock on! [via]
Would you like to express your love in a poem but need some help? Here's a love poem generator for you...
Visual-Literacy.org is an online introductory tutorial about how data, abstract thoughts, and concepts can be graphically represented to more easily gain useful insights. One of their knowledge map examples is this excellent Periodic Table of Visualization Methods. Rolling your mouse over each form of visualization brings up an example of the technique. It looks like it would very useful if you think a visualization is in order but you're not sure which specific kind to try. [via]
Related: "Towards a Periodic Table of Visualization Methods for Management"
I'm Superman!
You are mild-mannered, good, strong and you love to help others.
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Take the "Which Superhero am I?" quiz...
Check out this collection of photos featuring... nails.
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