3 American Border Disputes You Probably Never Studied (7)
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When America was being divvied up, surveyors and cartographers were as accurate as possible drawing the boundaries between these new regions. Unfortunately, mistakes were still made. And minor map mistakes led to years of fighting—sometimes in the courts, and sometimes on the field of battle. 1. The Toledo War: Ohio vs. Michigan The story of The Toledo War actually begins in 1787, when the U.S. government enacted the Northwest Ordinance. The Ordinance described the border ...
Roz Savage: First Woman to Row Solo From California to Hawaii (3)
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Early on the morning of September 1, Roz Savage became the first woman to row, alone, from California to Hawaii. The voyage of 2,600 miles took her 99 days, 8 hours and 55 minutes. During the trip she was in surprisingly regular contact with the outside world, equipped with high-tech gear including a satellite phone, iPod loaded with audiobooks, water-proof speakers, video/still camera, and a solar panel rig to power everything (read more about the ...
Existing (7)
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One of my favorite thoughts, and I think it came from a movie, is that the reason to get married is to have a witness to your life. It's the sort of idea that might not strike you immediately as brilliant, but over time it unfolds.Another great quote along those same lines - and I wish I knew who said it - goes something like "You're not a writer until a writer tells you you're ...
Procrastination Flowchart (6)
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It’s Friday and you are online reading blogs instead of working. This chart may hit a little close to home! Only a small portion is pictured here; you can see the entire chart at Project Sidewalk. Link -via Geek Like Me
Crouching Shopkeeper, Hidden Guard Dog (4)
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Bad idea: robbing a storeReally bad idea: robbing a gun store …Neatorama-worthy: … with a hidden guard dog behind the counter. Here’s what happened, as captured by the store’s CCTV: Link [embedded YouTube]
Breaking News: Sarah Palin’s Latest Child Is a Baby (1)
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While reading the Tennessean online, I came across an article about John McCain selecting Alaska governor Sarah Palin as his running mate. The article gives a brief overview of Palin’s political/biographical background, ending with this final sentence: She and her husband Todd Palin, have five children. The latest, a baby, was born with Down syndrome. I find it so comforting to know that Palin’s latest child was a baby, and not, I don’t know, a ...
Johnson legally changes last name to Ocho Cinco (4)
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McQueen family authorizes Bullitt replicas (2)
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Filed under: Time Warp, Coupes, Sports/GTs, Ford, CelebritiesI recently had the opportunity to spend some time driving Ford's modern day interpretation of the Mustang Bullitt and came away wanting one in the worst way. It's true that the late model Mustang has issues, but no other car is able to channel that much soul, charisma and character through its steering column. The only thing better would be an actual 1968 Mustang GT 350 Fastback like ...
1100 barrel paintball gun (20)
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Filed under: misc hacks, news[Adam] and [Jamie] from Mythbusters built a paintball gun with 1100 barrels as some graphics card marketing gimmick. It's a formidable beast, but we're sure it takes forever to prep.[via Laughing Squid]Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
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Corris said:
impressive! adam and jamie are my heroes
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booyaa said:
worth watching, you may end up fast forwarding but watch it.
The Extraordinary Treehouse of Udaipur, India (8)
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We’ve have many posts about treehouses before on Neatorama, but never one this cool. Here’s an extraordinary treehouse in Udaipur, India, built by K.P. Singh. Allan Wu of Honda’s Drive Every Drop interviews the man: The house is supported by a mango tree, and was conceived by Mr. Singh on a bet that he could maintain property value of a certain terrain without the need for chopping its fruit trees. Hit play or go to ...
McQueen family authorizes Bullitt replicas (1)
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Filed under: Time Warp, Coupes, Sports/GTs, Ford, CelebritiesI recently had the opportunity to spend some time driving Ford's modern day interpretation of the Mustang Bullitt and came away wanting one in the worst way. It's true that the late model Mustang has issues, but no other car is able to channel that much soul, charisma and character through its steering column. The only thing better would be an actual 1968 Mustang GT 350 Fastback like ...
Nazi TV (6)
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(YouTube link) A clip of some rare and extremely creepy TV programming from Germany in the 1930s. For more, see an hour-length documentary on the subject, Television Under the Swastika. Link -via Metafilter
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Flora said:
Wow. That last part is particularly creepy.
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Mattie said:
I don't think this was all that creepy until the last guy used musicians as an allegory for Jews and Nazi dissenters. Everything else just seems like the kind of USO stuff you'd find on U.S. television at the time, just in German and about Germany. Just because something is about Nazis does not automatically make it creepy.
Error'd: Assembles Elucidation (12)
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"This is the 'user manual' that came with a USB drive caddy I bought a little while ago," Adny H wrote, "I'm so glad to have it since my previous removable drive wasn't so good with my machine plank, no matter how I conjunctioned the hard dish." "I couldn't recall whether I had signed up for Gradsouthwest.com," S.K. wrote, "after submitting the 'Forgotten Username/Password' form, it's pretty clear I must have." Kenneth wasn't quite sure ...
20 of the World’s Weirdest Endangered Species (4)
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A purple frog with a pig nose, a seal with an inflatable face, and penguin with yellow eyes! They sound like tall tales, but they are just some of the unusual endangered species described at WebEcoist. Link -via the Presurfer
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Chad Johnson has legally changed his name to Chad Javon Ocho Cinco in Broward County, Fla., a switch that became official this week.
