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The Early (Not-So-Literary) Jobs of 10 Great Authors
It’s not unusual for professors and journalists to end up as influential writers—just look at Toni Morrison, Ezra Pound, and John Updike. But sometimes our wordslinging heroes take a longer, less...
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The Late Movies: The Old Grey Whistle Test
The Old Grey Whistle Test was a BBC TV show featuring live music. It ran from 1971 through 1988 on BBC2, and many performances are now collected on YouTube — I’ll show you some favorites below. But...
View ArticleNew monkey species sneezes when it rains
A new species of monkey has been discovered in Burma that has the habbit of sneezing when it rains. The new species of snub-nosed monkey lives in remo…
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The True Story of the Bridge on the River Kwai
You’ve probably seen the 1957 move The Bridge On the River Kwai, but you might not know how much of the film was real and how much was fictionalized. The real history of how the railway between Burma...
View ArticleHow to Board a Moving Train
(Video Link) We’re late for the train! But we must board it! How can this be accomplished? A couple in Burma demonstrates one technique. via The Presurfer
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Link Latte 151
#151 – Week of February 15, 2011 The Octopus & the Beer Bottle: Escape! – [neat video and info]Snow “Monsters” of Japan – [wow nature]A Multi-mission Space Exploration Vehicle – [new NASA...
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Ken Jennings: Watson “has never known the touch of a woman.”
Above: Watson as “Turd Ferguson.” In the days since IBM’s Watson defeated Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter on Jeopardy!, Jennings has written several articles about his experience — they’re funny,...
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10 Other Organizations “Without Borders”
Most of us have heard of the international NGOs Doctors Without Borders and Engineers Without Borders, and you might know about Reporters Without Borders. But what about Monks Without Borders? Or...
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Curtain Door
Hello Neatoramanauts, look at your front door, now back to this one. Now back at your front door. Now back to this. Sadly, your front door isn’t the Curtain Door, designed by architectural firm...
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Legendary Monsters of Asia
Every country has eerie tales of monsters from hundreds, or even thousands, of years ago. There are many such stories from Asia; here are a few of those monsters you might want to tell the kids about...
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