Wednesday links

Happy Earth Day! Here's the story of the co-founder who killed, then composted, his girlfriend.

Scythe Versus Weedwhacker.

The Strange, Bitter 19th Century Debate Over Where Toledo Was.

Here's Peter Dinklage in a mullet with a laser cannon, plus a gallery of great mullets.

The West Virginia town that's radio silent - the Quiet Zone.

The Surprisingly Complex Design of the Ziploc Bag.

ICYMI, Friday's links are here, and include photos from the 1950 gutting/re-building of the White House, the part-time jobs of superheroes, the 92 year old who rammed a mugger with her mobility scooter, and a gallery of animals licking windows.