Confirmed: Homo floresiensis was a distinct human species - not a Microcephalic individual. So says a supposedly conclusive new study. Telegraph, UK. Hobbit evidence will silence critics, scientist says - ABC Australia. Scientists: Hobbit Wasn't a Modern Human - AP. Hobbit Human Was Unique Species, Wrist Bones Suggest - National Geographic. more inside

Dick Tricks - otherwise known as genital origami - certainly NSFW Why should something so enjoyable be such a taboo? How can man's best friend be associated with such shame? Penises should be fun, not just functional! With this online guide, you can ply your plonker and become the magnet of any mutual mustering. more inside

It be International Talk Like a Pirate Day 2007, me' Buckos.

The McCollough Effect - seemingly a very long-lasting afterimage effect, although it appears to have a quite different mechanism. more inside

I own a piece of Uranus. Included in the deed are the full mining rights so I can penetrate deep inside a piece of Uranus.

It's a Shig. Or a Peep - anyway, it's a pig that has a fleece like a sheep. more inside

Bell Jar Bees - Step 1: stick foundation strips in bell jar on top of hive Step 2: BZZZZZ Step 3: Profit!

Online worlds to be AI incubators - Wasn't that a Hawkwind album?

Tennis balls: Little. Yellow. Useful - the tennis ball might be one of the most versatile and useful tools ever invented by ape-like bipedal creatures. Here are 17 useful things they can be employed for. more inside

Kitten eating a Melon - YouTube. Mr kitty likes cantaloupe - YouTube. Kitten and Crow Pals - YouTube. Signs of the End Times.

French Prints from 1910 which depict life in the year 2000

Mirin Dajo: Human Marvel - (WARNING: contains photographs which show apparently unharmed man, shirtless, with a fencing rapier THRUST thru his body - no blood) Dutch Fakir Mirin Dajo was a rather extraordinary gentleman. In 1947, at the Corso Theatre in Zurich, he allowed an assistant to plunge a fencing foil right through his body. The foil appeared to have pierced several vital organs and yet he remained relatively unharmed. He was able to repeat this feat multiple times, apparently at will. more inside

Goats sacrificed to fix Nepal jet - Nepal Airlines sacrificed two goats to appease the deity Akash Bhairav and solve problems with an aircraft. "The snag in the plane has now been fixed and the aircraft has resumed its flights," senior airline official Raju K.C. said. Representatives from Goat on a Poleism could not be reached for comment. more inside

The Atlas of the Universe - The visible universe. The Universe within 1 billion Light Years. The Virgo Supercluster. The Universe within 50,000 Light Years. Nearest stars.

Make your own Rheopectic slime in less than 15 minutes - This, of course, does not apply to the quidnunc kid, who exudes the stuff naturally from his skin*, like a freakin' hagfish. *He actually sells it on Ebay to pay for his tanning-booth addiction more inside

wikirage: lists the pages at wikipedia which are receiving the most edits per unique editor over various periods of time. Popular people in the news, goats, and the latest weirdness can be quickly found. more inside

The Way of All Flesh "Yesterday at the flea market I picked up a small cosmetics case stuffed with photos almost all of which were of the same woman. The bulk of the photos were photobooths and portraits documenting her as she aged over the course of about 50 years or so."

Soy sauce for ice cream - from the Japanesians. Also, the often blogged interesting Japanese ice cream flavours. more inside

The CIA can neither confirm nor deny the existence or non-existence of a nuclear generator lost in the Himalayas in 1965. - Years, decades, or centuries from now, the corpse of the rogue generator may yet rise from its icy grave and exact a radioactive revenge upon humanity. Or, the Chinese have it.

The "Verbs Bad" Manifesto - After much debate, conclusion inevitable: verbs bad! snarfled from blort