September 24, 2016
Detained German physicists hear about atomic bomb (transcript)
Transcript of Surreptitiously Taped Conversations among German Nuclear Physicists at Farm Hall (August 6-7, 1945) (.pdf) (via @timhwang) [more inside]
The hermit crab is a peculiar animal.
Herman was lying in the tide
afraid of everything,
until I took him to the safety of the city,
where he now hides
in drugs, religion, money and lust.
afraid of everything,
until I took him to the safety of the city,
where he now hides
in drugs, religion, money and lust.
"I know where I’m sleeping tonight. I’m sleeping at a Marriott."
Completely effin serious
Swearing has been clinically proven to reduce pain. It also is known to be processed by a different part of the brain than other kinds of language. [more inside]
Summer is coming, or going; embrace your Beach Body with Parentz
Parentz invite you say hello or goodbye to summer with Beach Body, the music video for their vapory electro-pop + r & b single. It's warmer than their prior ice-pop/ moving-on-with-your-life-pop/ now-pop/ otter-pop/ whatever-pop EP FP&B<3Z1:FLY (music video: Fly) from 2013. They also have a future-pop EP, titled Big (music video: Back It Up), that they released in 2011.
Oye, you. Yes, tú. ¿Have you ever alguna vez mordido your lengua?
“The power of the office is unique and it is a humbling privilege.”
Barack Obama and Doris Kearns Goodwin: The Ultimate Exit Interview [Vanity Fair] As his two-term presidency draws to a close, Barack Obama is looking back—at the legacies of his predecessors, as well as his own—and forward, to the freedom of life after the White House. In a wide-ranging conversation with one of the nation’s foremost presidential historians, he talks about his ambitions, frustrations, and the decisions that still haunt him.
Daily life for kids in Japan.
Why Japanese bathrooms are the best.
What a Japanese apartment is like.
Breakfast, lunch and dinner.
I should have just eaten the 18 pounds of Red Leicester.
Deccan Chronicle: "In a study that has been widely welcomed, researchers from the University of Copenhagen found that eating cheese is good for our hearts." More from [askmen] [delish] [allure] [Telegraph - mentions other studies]. The actual research article conclusion: "A high daily intake of regular-fat cheese for 12 weeks did not alter LDL cholesterol or MetS risk factors differently than an equal intake of reduced-fat cheese or an isocaloric amount of carbohydrate-rich foods."
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