Friday links

Molon Labe! (wiki): August 9th is the anniversary of the battle of Thermopylae.

The Secret History of Washing Machines.

Why Do Some People Always Remember Their Dreams, While Others Almost Never Do?

Winston Churchill’s Greatest Jokes and Insults For The Modern Day. Related: 10 Insulting Words You Should Know and If Shakespearean Insults Were Used Today.

Europe’s Underwater Wine Cellars.

How Lizzie Borden Spent Her Life After Being Acquitted.

ICYMI, most recent links are here, and include the birthdays of Aldous Huxley and Milton Friedman, the economics of airport food, Beatrix Potter's botanical drawings, and protecting cows from predators by drawing eyes on their butts.