Charlton Heston Passes Away at the Age of 84

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How does the mind store information? What kinds of memory do people have? How easy is it for you to remember certain things? In the following experiments, you can learn something about human minds. Or, you can skip that and read about the human memory model. I forget what it was I was going to say.

Pedal car deemed safe. A judge has decided that a human-powered car is safe for use on the streets of Toronto. The modified Buick was powered by the pedaling of the driver and up to three passengers and was complete with hand brakes and candle headlights.

Many, possibly every episode of Rainbow Quest - Lost treasure now found, like a coprolite at the back of a stenchy old cave. Rainbow Quest was a late sixties folk music program, mostly unrehearsed, on which host Pete Seeger brought just about every great folk act and sang every great folk song you can think of. I can't think of any. more inside

Coprolites found in an Oregon cave lie to rest the theory that Clovis people were the first humans to inhabit the "Americas". So much for Captain Picard being the "grandfather" of all "Americans"... more inside

Daily caffeine 'protects brain' - brain is said to be 'thankful'. more inside

Disney has a fist in every pie. (Main link is a Slate article about one man's full-immersion experience in Florida's Disneyworld resort.) Grown women can now walk down the aisle in Disney Princess-themed gowns, as can their bridesmaids and flowergirls. Once they start having babies, they can decorate the nursery with Princess-themed cribs and changing tables. Disney promotes healthy eating and brands its own produce through i-Farms. They even have a town: Celebration, Florida.

Can we Wii and Pii if we are a Shii? At last, a chance for women to cash in on the heretofore men-only sport of target peeing. Somewhat NSFW (seems to be a recent trend of mine, but at least I'm not posting two a day like some preverts).

Monkeyfilter will kill us all. more inside

The Indian Wars are not over. Back in December, the "Lakotah Freedom Delegation" visited numerous embassies in Washington DC to announce the unilateral withdrawal from treaties with the US, and to declare the independence of the Republic of Lakotah. more inside

Tai Chi could help diabetics control their blood sugar. Tai Chi is a slow, relaxing form of exercise that even the very old can start learning. (via reddit) more inside

For the Love of Opera Gloves is a site dedicated purely to...yes. Opera gloves. I recommend the General Index for easier navigation. For starters, perhaps, might I point you to the Etiquette of Opera Gloves?

Cedric Saves The Day? Cedric the Tasmanian Devil may hold the key to beating a cancerous disease threatening his species with extinction. Let's hope the boffins are right. No comment from this guy yet.

Speedo augments its own bad self. Faster package delivery than Fedex. But this time, in the water. (mildly NSFW)

Hell hath no fury like a Teri scorned. Fluff piece on women who are cheated on, more noteable for the story of what happened when someone cheated on Teri Garr. Also, and more importantly, what kind of moron cheats on Teri "Roll in Ze Hay" Garr?!? more inside

In a fit of scientific skepticism, we decided to calculate how unlikely Joltin’ Joe’s achievement really was. Using a comprehensive collection of baseball statistics from 1871 to 2005, we simulated the entire history of baseball 10,000 times in a computer.

If You Want Closure In Your Relationship, Start With Your Legs is the book title that has beaten off competition from to win The Bookseller magazine's prize for oddest title, a competition which began in 1978, and the roll-call of previous winners includes Lick My Greasy Chicken, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love a Barnacle, and of course the classic Quidnunc Kid's Guide to Sensible Arguments.

Charley Harper- an illustrated life Charley Harper was a Cincinnati-based American Modernist artist. He was best known for his highly stylized wildlife prints, posters and book illustrations, all of which are included in this book. more inside

Jedi Master beaten up by drunken Darth Vader during TV interview.