Tuesday's links

April 25th is ANZAC (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps ) Day, the anniversary of the Battle of Gallipoli.

Seven Things You Didn’t Know About Medieval Dragons.

Is a Drunk Witness a Bad Witness?

It's Oliver Cromwell's birthday - here's his excellent speech throwing out the corrupt Parliament, with bonus Monty Python.

The World's Most Stubborn Real Estate Holdouts.

Inside the FBI’s Colossal Pre-Computer Fingerprint Factory.

ICYMI, Friday's links are here, and include the science of cheap wine, Earth Day's murderous co-founder, a 1964 coffee revolt, fighting communism with jazz, and a 1983 episode of The Family Feud that pitted the cast of Gilligan's Island against the cast of Batman.

Friday links

This is a hoot: Slow Mo Guys put 6 ft tall man in giant balloon, fill It until it explodes.

The Story of "Hey Jude".

Here's a collection of dragon statues and sculptures from around the world.

Guinness World Record du jour: Watch this guy kick himself in the head 134 times in 1 minute.

The Radium Girls and the Generation that brushed its Teeth with Radioactive Toothpaste.

Kids staying in the shower too long? This Shower Liner Has Inflatable Spikes That Force a Person Out After Four Minutes.

ICYMI, Monday's links are here, and include the anniversary of the 20th of July plot, the unsuccessful bomb attempt to kill Hitler in 1944, the Alameda-Weehawken Burrito Tunnel, weather on other planets, scientists decide there are 4 kinds of drunks, and lots about Sharknado Week.

Who Would Win? A Fire-Breathing Dragon Or An AH-64 Apache Helicopter

From the Smithsonian Channel:

It's a battle of the beasts in this web-only original short! The mythic dragon takes on a lethal AH-64 Apache helicopter. Will a laser-guided missile, chain gun, or warhead have any effect on this fire-breathing legend?

Related to their Air Warriors series: