Monday links

In honor of Robert Frost's birthday ("Some say the world will end in fire, Some say in ice..."), here's How The World Will End, According To 1939.

Why we cross our fingers.

Sounds like a Hitchcock (or maybe SyFy) movie: 20,000 Bees Chased a Car for 24 Hours to Rescue Their Trapped Queen Bee.

How Cheese, Wheat and Alcohol Shaped Human Evolution.

10 Dangerous Toys from Decades Past (and the Commercials That Sold Them)

You Can Now Buy Your Very Own F-4 Phantom Fighter Jet for a Total Steal.

ICYMI, Friday's links are here, and include a comprehensive breakdown of how much a person will poo in their lifetime, why UPS trucks (mostly) don't turn left, 17th century London weather, and how to make beer in space.  

Friday links

IBM’s 1937 corporate songbook is something of a hoot.

Some 19th century money saving tips.

Eyewitnesses to the Great Los Angeles Air Raid.

Sex And The Censors: America’s First Obscene Books Commission (1953 – 1973).

The Definitive Sandwich Family Tree.

How to harvest honey.

ICYMI, Thursday's links are here, and include creepy Soviet-era playground sculptures,  the 1917 Halifax explosion, the Night of the Flaming Ballerinas, why there’s a West Virginia, and the anniversary of the 1812 battle of Baltimore.

Wednesday links

September 14, 1861: The Night of the Flaming Ballerinas.

How many fireflies would it take to match the brightness of the Sun?

The designated survivor: while most government officials are at the State of the Union address, one member of the Cabinet is flown to a secure location in the event that the Capitol is attacked and the entire government is wiped out.

Which body part hurts the most when stung by a bee? A scientist put himself through a torturous experiment to find out.

The discovery and reconstruction of a Supermarine Spitfire.

The Illustrated Map of America's Worst Utopias.

ICYMI, Monday's links are here, and include how far above and below your property you own, a fall foliage prediction map, how a bean becomes a fart, and H. L. Mencken's birthday.