Wednesday links

RIP Glen Campbell - here's his heartbreaking Alzheimer's-related song: "I'm Not Gonna Miss You".

Now you can directly stream music and voice from iOS device to your cochlear implant.

This 1814 Beer Flood Killed Eight People.

Today is the anniversary of the battle of Thermopylae.

The Worst Freelance Gig in History Was Being the Village Sin Eater.

Japan has engineered an ice cream that 'doesn't melt'.

Stranger Than Friction: When Matches Were Dangerous, Vestas Kept Us Safe.

ICYMI, Friday's links are here, and include knitting as a patriotic duty in World War 1, early explosives (including cat and bird bombs) from 16th century illustrated manuscripts, the 1900 hurricane that left over 6,000 dead in Galveston, TX, and a look at Puzzlewood, Tolkien’s inspiration for Middle-earth.