March 2012
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“If you were to bother to read my books, to behave as educated persons would, you...”
– Letters of Note: I am very real
Letter from Kurt Vonnegut to the head of the Drake school board, who burned 32 copies of “Slaughterhouse Five” (1973) — Do read the whole thing!
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“There may be no white America and no black America, no blue-state America and no...”
– Print - The War Against Youth - Esquire
“A person’s mere presence in a room can add 37 million bacteria to the air...”
– With you in the room, bacteria counts spike
A press release with a hilarious/gross intro
“I wonder how many businesses, personal, and casual relationships are strained by...”
– Twitter admits ‘unfollowing bug’ - Telegraph
Let’s keep it together, ppl
“Like all great American pioneers, Jiffman dared to have big ambitions. He didn’t...”
– The Epic Battle For Wikipedia’s Autofellatio Page
Seriously, a great read.
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The science of farts: tears from laughing and bad...
Love Scicurious’s exploration of the psychology of farting. The story behind this study and its jabs at science/psychology are wonderful. Terk jerking in humor and odor
The basic question behind this paper is: how does a fart in social context affect a person’s views of the farter? In order to study this, Lippman took a bunch of college students, and gave them a series of...
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“When two people become a couple, the brain extends its idea of self to include...”
– awww yeah, let’s swap some spit — i’ll trade you these boogers for some cold sore pus?
The Brain on Love - NYTimes.com
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“Robert Post and his team call the relative unattractiveness of static faces,...”
– “i don’t take good pictures because i have the kind of beauty that moves” -ani d
BPS Research Digest: Faces are considered more attractive when they’re moving
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“Wernher von Braun was a stunningly successful advocate for space exploration and...”
– Roger Launius, senior curator in the Space History Division of the National Air and Space Museum
Remembering Wernher von Braun on his 100th Birthday « AirSpace
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“Both as medicine and as holy panacea, opium is older than any known god. Its...”
– Nick Tosches on Opium Dens | Culture | Vanity Fair
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“It had been only a few hours since Erwin microwaved his Hot Pocket. He resisted...”
– How One Response to a Reddit Query Became a Big Budget Flick | Underwire | Wired.com
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“The Internet appears to be considered by the West as a basic resource, and one...”
– Consumers: Internet, coffee, or a shower? | SmartPlanet
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