Tuesday links

It's William Shatner's 85th birthday: here he is in 1978 'singing' Rocket Man, plus a Star Trek/Monty Python mashup.

How Capicola Became Gabagool: The Italian New Jersey Accent, Explained.

Meet the Amazonian Terminators of Dahomey, the Most Feared Women in History.

Watch this baby elephant try to figure out how his trunk works.

22 Vintage Pictures of Old Los Angeles Restaurants with Wacky Shapes.

Why Does My Nose Run When It’s Cold?

ICYMI, Monday's links are here, and include instructions from 1984 on sending an 'E mail', amazing submarine concepts, Spring equinox science, myths, and music, and Amsterdam’s floating cat sanctuary.