Friday, March 8, 2019

Friday links

Daylight Saving Time starts this weekend, at 2:00 AM Sunday March 10: some DST history (including Ben Franklin's proposal), stories and video. 

A Skeleton City: Washington DC in the 1820s.

The Unusual Occupation of the Leech Collectors or Leech Gatherers.

March 10th is Chuck Norris' 79th (!!!) birthday: his 5 most badass movies and a bunch of Norris "facts" plus a supercut of Norris's best kicks. Related: UK scientists recreated Neanderthal man, who looks just like Chuck Norris.

The British Library Digitizes Its Collection of Obscene Books (1658-1940).


ICYMI, Tuesday's links are here, and include the anniversary of Winston Churchill's "Iron Curtain" speech, fast food French fry rankings, a new posthumous Dr. Seuss book, and a study on shared personalities of dogs and their humans.

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