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 Hidden History of the Nutmeg Island That Was Traded for Manhattan.
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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