On Holocaust Remembrance Day, a reminder that those who died were people. Just like you and me. Read some survivor stories. See the faces of some who died. Read about the logistics of death. And listen to what survivors have to say. more inside

Amazing photos that are created without any digital manipulation. A little visual refreshment for the jaded... this guy works with large format cameras and creates his images without using any form of computer manipulation. more inside

Scrabble against the clock A Sunday time-waste game. more inside

Newly Discovered Iron-breathing Species Have Lived In Cold Isolation For Millions Of Years. "A reservoir of briny liquid buried deep beneath an Antarctic glacier supports hardy microbes that have lived in isolation for millions of years, researchers report April 17 in the journal Science." [Via]

One person's exhaustive attempt to gather into one website all the menstruation ads ever done. 1948: Are you in the know? 1990: Freedom! 1955: Help your daughter understand. 1970: Susan Dey says Tampax is "Just the ticket!" And there's Modess. . .because featuring gowns galore. There's so much to marvel at the Museum of Menstruation and Women's Health. Marjorie May Learns about Life in 1936! And Kotex prepares us for life in the 1920s. We can understand how to fit pessaries here, too. more inside

Writer Clement Freud dies aged 84. Writer and broadcaster Stephen Fry has also paid tribute, remembering Sir Clement as an "immensely generous, benevolent and charming man". "My favourite memory is of him in full flow on Just a Minute, still able to trip up people a quarter of his age," he told Radio 4's Today programme. more inside

In a series of photos from Life magazine, the owner of the famous Stork Club in Manhattan demonstrates some of the hand signals he used to communicate with his staff.

Almost Naked Animals . Almost. Naked. Except for their underpants.

The Scorpion King's ancient remedy: Bitter herbs and sweet wine. [Via]

Peeps of Wrath . My favorite! Ya gotta love this year's peep show. View last years competition. Can you get the pop culture references? The very first peep diorama competition evar.

It is what it is. A swiss lady suffered a stroke with an unusual effect. She can see a translucent third arm, control it and experience its efficacy. Brain scans back up her experience. So does the lady's arm exist, or doesn't it? more inside

Moscow's stray dogs live in the suburbs, commute to the city for food. via

Kutiman mixes YouTube. YouTube videos of various musicians playing alone have been sampled and assembled into seven multi-part tracks. more inside

Curious Gimpy George: Doc says my knee is now bone-on-bone, and I'm going to need an artificial knee, if not now, within a year or so to be able to keep hiking and riding. Bionic Monkeys, what do you know about knee replacement? more inside

Interview Fail. [Via]

Tone Matrix - is difficult to stop playing with.

In the 1500s, vampires were easy to recognise. What did you do when you found a bloated corpse with a bloody mouth and a hole in its shroud? You didn't waste time with crosses or stakes; instead you stuck a brick in its mouth so it would starve to death.

Friday Wednesday Flash Foolishness Get the key.

The building blocks of life may be more than merely common in the cosmos. Humans and aliens could share a common genetic architecture.

How is the web changing how we deal with "cognitive surplus? A four-year old looks for the mouse while watching a dvd. What will she expect when she grows up? more inside