Linky Links

Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- Where does the expression "hands down" come from? I love language tidbits like this.

- Interesting - Doomsday predictions from the first Earth Day

- Kurt Vonnegut's "Shapes of Stories" as an infographic poster

- Celtics Brad Stevens finishes fourth in NBA Coach of the Year voting. There is no way that Jason Kidd deserved to finish with more votes than Stevens. No way.

- NASA study pays $18,000 to lay in bed for 70-days

- Is this the first real break in the Isabella Stewart Gardner art heist?

Linky Links

Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- What does space smell like? Hot metal, diesel and barbecue?

- Eat a bag of dicks! An actual bag of  gummi penises. Not to be confused with Louis CK's "suck a bag of dicks" bit.

- Cool - great white shark steals fisherman's catch right off the line.

- 25-years after art heist, empty frames still hang at Boston's Gardner Museum.

- Where the arithmetic symbols on your calculator came from

Saturday Links

Some links to peruse at your leisure.

- The greatest art heist in history is still unsolved after 19 years. "The statute of limitations on prosecuting the thieves for the robbery has expired, but those who transport or hide the art could face charges."

- Interesting take on the economic climate.

- Heh Heh: Hi, I'm a Marvel...and I'm a DC: Wolverine and Watchmen (Dr. Manhattan)

- Interesting chat with Dr. Brad Humphrey on sports and economics.