New Preventative Drug Would Kill People Before They Get Alzheimer's

"Preliminary research also suggests Proneva may be equally effective at preventing cancer, AIDS, and heart attacks."

A couple of D-Day links

The Gear, Gadgets and Weaponry of a D-Day Paratrooper.

Before and After D-Day: Rare Color Photos.

The other (Queen Victoria's) Diamond Jubilee

1897 photos and film.

R.I.P. Ray Bradbury

The author of Fahrenheit 451 and The Martian Chronicles died this morning.

Wednesday links

Gallery of photos circa 1870: How Wild West Really Looked.

What do spelling-bee winners do when they grow up?

Questions Kids Always Ask About Animals, and the answers.

The catcopter, and a news story about it.

Google's World Wonders Project offers 360-degree views of 132 historic sites.

10 Uses for the Swiss Army Survival Tampon.

Erupting Urinal Soaks House Press Gallery

It couldn't have happened to a nicer group.  ;-)