Monday links

Interesting bit of history: the readers who entertained cigar factory workers in the early 20th century.

Buddhist Kung Fu nuns (and yes, that would be an excellent name for a rock band) are biking the Himalayas to oppose human trafficking.

Napoleon Harris III - entrepreneur, state senator and former NFL linebacker - delivers pizza, fights off bad guys, helps solve a murder. Related story.

Columbia grad: I was reported for gender misconduct for calling myself handsome in class.

The Flyway Code: How birds avoid crashing into each other in mid-air.

Beyond Thunderdome: Vintage images of the death-defying sport known as ‘Auto Polo’.

ICYMI, Friday's links are here, and include the benefits of going bald, why coffee makes you poop (and maybe deaf), the planes full of babies flown from Vietnam to the U.S., a set of roadside curiosities, and all about hypnotic breast enlargement.