Tuesday links

It's Anne Frank's birthday: here's some history and a video tour of the annex where her family hid for two years prior to their arrest.

That Time the U.S. Postal Service Tried Delivering Mail By Missile.

How to email a cat: a bit of pneumatic tube history.

Organic Farmers Are Using Flamethrowers to Weed Their Fields.

A Kentucky State Police trooper, a retired State Police colonel and a county coroner have been accused of several crimes including transporting moonshine and eyeballs.

ICYMI, Friday's links are here, and include why the military still uses Windows XP, how Merv Griffin came up with the Jeopardy! format, the anniversary of the Democratic Filibuster of the Civil Rights Act, and Japanese balloon bombs of World War 2.

Friday links

Uninspirational Quotes for People Who Hate Inspirational Quotes.

Flying Water Taxis are coming to Paris this Summer.

Found: A Colossal Statue of Ramses II Hiding Under a Cairo Street.

Dead Men’s Teeth: A History of Dentures.

Humanure: The Next Frontier In Composting.

Barns Are Painted Red Because of the Physics of Dying Stars.

ICYMI, Wednesday's links are here, and include the secret plan for the days after the Queen’s death, William Shatner's birthday, why we don't (generally) eat horses, the science of facial hair, and how far back in time you could go and still understand English.