The Exorcist in 30 seconds, re-enacted by bunnies
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Putty!
Crazy Aaron sells putty in 25 different colors, and forget those tiny little Silly Putty eggs, this nutty Aaron fellow will sell you his stuff in one pound bags. The black putty is magnetic (1MB mpeg).
His (President Bush's) Teeth Were There: Was He?
In order to come to a conclusion regarding the issue of President Bush's blurry record with the National Guard, Doonesbury has found the answer. Simply stated: If you have the proof, then come forward and win $10,000 (Note: You'll want to read the creatively construed fine print).
U.S. Embargos Extended to Editing Articles
In this awe inspiring online article, Mary Curtius at the Los Angeles Times investigates the academic consequences of the new U.S. Treasures policy that Americans can not edit works authored in nations under trade embargoes.
Groundbreaking Research on Quarters
After a mere decade of research, Stanford University statistician Persi Diaconis has discovered that coin tosses performed by humans have a slight bias towards heads. Mechanized coin tosses are completely non-random.
Meet Dudley Hiibel
In May of 2000, 59-year-old Dudley Hiibel was standing next to his pickup truck on the side of the road talking to his daughter when a deputy sheriff pulled up and asked to see his identification. Hiibel refused to show ID (since the deputy wouldn't say why he wanted to see it), and a few minutes later Hiibel was under arrest for Delaying a Peace Officer. On March 22nd (2004), the US Supreme Court will be hearing the case.
Buy Wedding Flowers For San Francisco Couples
Yesterday a supportive twin cities man decided to send a bouquet of flowers to a couple, any couple, lined up to get married at San Francisco's city hall, today another supportive citizen has started a flower buying pool. All collected money will be used to buy bulk bouquets which will be delivered to random gay couples wainting in line to get married.
Meeting Bail Tips
Ever get stuck in a seemingly endless, useless meeting? Yes you have. Herein, Rands In Repose dissects the anatomy of a typical corporate or departmental meeting, and offers some tips on how to escape with your sanity intact.
The Northern Lights
If you're fascinated by, or you've never seen, the northern lights, then check out this great site: Michigan Tech University's Aurora Page. The site has all sorts of good aurora info -- including forecasts -- but, be sure to scroll down to the Images section for some unbelievable pics of the aurora borealis.
The World's Lighthouses, Lightships & Lifesaving Stations
Here's where you can get more information than you ever wanted on lighthouses! There must be links to over a 100 different websites about lighthouses worldwide.