In addition to International Respect for Chickens Day, May the Fourth (be with you) is also Star Wars Day. Here's a nice collection of Star Wars propaganda posters.
Strange cases of mass hysteria. The one that's always fascinated me is the mysterious dancing epidemic of 1518.
Strange cases of mass hysteria. The one that's always fascinated me is the mysterious dancing epidemic of 1518.
What Are The Odds Of Getting Bit By Both A Bear And A Shark? It happened to some guy, and a statistician explains how the odds are calculated. Kind of related: Defensive Gun Use and the Difficult Statistics of Rare Events.
Why would we evolve to poop in the same place as our friends?
The Turkish Roots of Swedish Meatballs.
The Longest Route You Can Sail in a Straight Line Without Hitting Land.
ICYMI, Tuesday's links are here, and include the world's oldest crayon, a history of tug-of-war fatalities, the Duke of Wellington's birthday, and a WW1 plan to turn America's trees into telephones.
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