Monday links

The McDonald's tasting menu.

Supercut: It's just a cat.

Scotland and the American Revolution.

A history of airships.

Thanksgivukkah: Hanukkah starts on Thanksgiving this year.

Infographic: Plausibility of various forms of zombie invasion.  Kind of related: 8 Ways to Keep Body Snatchers from Stealing Your Corpse.

And ICYMI, here are last Friday's links, including Vintage Halloween Postcards and 1489 advice on staying young by sucking blood from a youth.

Infographic: Plausibility of various forms of zombie invasion

You think all those writers in Hollywood are just making this stuff up? Like they have that kind of imagination? These are the people who have unleashed THREE Alvin and the Chipmunks films onto an unsuspecting public, so I hardly think they have the wherewithal to come up with something like a zombie invasion. (On the other hand, there's The Walking Dead)

As the following Infographic pleasantly illustrates, the Zombie Invasion could happen at any time.

This previous post contains an infographic by the same people: Infographic: The Evolution of the Zombie

What Does the Average American Man Look Like Compared to Other Countries?

From left to right: USA, Japan, Netherlands, and France

More here.  The authors of the studies quoted ascribe the height of the Dutch to better early medical care and diet, but don't seem to consider the ethnic mix present in the US (but not in The Netherlands) as significant enough to mention:

The Dutch have some of the world's best healthcare, particularly at the stages of life that really make a difference for how tall we end up -- prenatal and the early years of childhood. 

Second, they spread the health around. The most well-off Americans are tall, but less-privileged groups across all races bring down the average. 

Our waistbands drag us down, as well. By eating so much, we produce too much growth hormone, too early in our lives. And so we stop growing earlier than the Dutch, who eat lots of protein like milk and cheese, but not too much.

World’s Cutest Taekwondo Battle

via Neatorama.

Excellent running-away-from-the-zombies car battery commercial

“We’re alive. They’re not. And because your running skills are not what they used to be, one thing’s for sure: They’ll probably capture you. That’s why in times of crisis it’s always good to arm your car with a reliable battery that can stand the test of time. And the dead.” — DIEHARD