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Every once in a while an instrument comes along that changes the way people listen to music. The electric guitar, pioneered in the 1930s, paved the way for rock and roll. The synthesizer made the piano portable and interesting, at least to the 80s. Other musical innovations have been less success. The following are 10 musical instruments that made the world collectively shrug and say, “Meh”. Read the rest of this entry »

1. Photography – Photographer Holger Pooten is literally on fire (Holger Pooten).
2. Government – The Romanian government has collapsed (AP).
3. History – Tycho Brahe’s pet moose (nada.kth.se).
4. History – The worst case of delerium tremens on record (Futility Closet).
5. History – Controversy at Richard Nixon’s library (LA Times).
6. Trivia – 10 Strange Dental Care Flavors (mental_floss).
7. Interesting – The prehistoric alignment of world wonders (home.hiwaay.net).
8. WTF – 7-Foot-3 Rattlesnake Caught (News 4 Jax).
9. Wiki – The largest empires in history (Wikipedia).
10. Wiki – Irish Traveler, Irish nomads (Wikipedia).

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1. Photography – China celebrates 60 years (The Big Picture).
2. Science – Aging population heralds rise of the ’supercentenarian’ (Telegraph.co.uk).
3. Science – Scientists Create First Ever Magnetic Gas (Pop Sci).
4. History – Japan’s Oldest Stone Tools Found in Shimane (Bloomberg).
5. History – WWII PoW camp up for sale on eBay (BBC).
6. History – Divers banned from Austrian lake that contains horde of Nazi diamonds (Daily Express).
7. Interesting – True story of a Malawian teenager who transformed his village by building electric windmills out of junk (BBC).
8. Trivia – Surprising Findings in North and South Korea (Dark Roasted Blend).
9. Wiki – Lady Be Good, dramatic story of USAF pilots crashing in the Libyan desert (Wikipedia).
10. Wiki – In 1913, H.G. Wells created a tabletop war game (Wikipedia). The actual game (Project Gutenberg).

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1. Photography – The Final Moment Of A Worthless Mule (ECTOPLASMOSIS!)
2. Science – Mediterranean dragonflies and damselflies disappearing with region’s freshwater (Scientific American).
3. Science – Side-effects from placebos can be drug specific (Mind Hacks).
4. History – A Very Brief History of the Nobel Prize in Literature (HTML GIANT).
5. History – Historical novels are back in fashion: how useful are they for gaining a deeper understanding the past? (History in the News).
6. History – Hitler’s Gold: Uncovering the Biggest Bank Heist in History (money hacker).
7. Trivia – The Unique Origins of 25 Popular Products (Business Pundit).
8. Interesting – 11 Unbelievable Glittering Golden Objects (money hacker).
9. Interesting – The economics of prostitution (Cheap Talk).
10. Wiki – Fenian Brotherhood raids into Canada (Wikipedia).

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1. WTF – The Clown’s Last Supper (Dark Vomit). Interview with the artist (Juxtapoz).
2. History – The inspiration behind Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde was executed today (ExecutedToday).
3. History – Mummy Autopsy 2: The Revenge of Irtyersenu (The History Blog).
4. Trivia – 3 Bizarre Wedding Customs Nobody Questioned (Until Now!) (mental_floss).
5. Science – What (Maybe) Didn’t Kill the Dinosaurs: Comets (Scientific American).
6. Funny – Ethical dilemmas involving Klondike Bars (McSweeney’s).
7. Interesting – The horse drawn buggy updated for today’s world (Super Punch).
8. Interesting – Jay-Z: A Master Of Occult Wisdom? (NPR).
9. Wiki – Devil facial tumour disease (Wikipedia).
10. Wiki – Sadie Farrell (Wikipedia).

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