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The sheer amount of insane or mentally unstable heads of state is evidence that the one job that requires the least in the way of mental stability is absolute rule. In honor of every mad monarchs and deranged dictators who tried to live up to Zarkon, this is a list of the 10 most whacked-out despots in history. Read the rest of this entry »

Based on e-mails, readers would like to see the ty.rannosaur.us Twitter used to post interesting links and would rather see more original updates on the main site. (Trust me, I’m trying.) That is fine with me, since Twitter allows me to directly connect with readers and gives me an easy way to track what people find interesting. In turn, this allows me to sift through article ideas faster.

Since not all of my readers use Twitter, these were the best links for the week of 04/26/09:

1. Bomb blows a hole in Lenin’s ass (#)
2. 5 Things You Didn’t Know About Bea Arthur: A Tribute (#)
3. How to tell an Iranian sniper from a Wookie (#)
4. A Corner of North America That Is Forever France (#)
5. Artificial Intelligence Cracks 4,000-Year-Old Mystery (#)
6. American Stonehenge: Monumental Instructions for the Post-Apocalypse (#)
7. 10 Amazing Hybrid Animals (#)
8. The underground world of “neuroenhancing” drugs (#)
9. Where’s the remotest place on Earth? (#)
10. SLAVERY’S BACK! – Only Cuter… (#)

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History can be extremely forgiving if you are a genius. So much so, that most people seem to have forgotten that the following five geniuses were massive assholes when they were alive and kicking. Petty fights, driving people to suicide, and even electrocuting an elephant – it is all here. Read the rest of this entry »