Tuesday, April 17, 2018

Miss Cellania's Links

How a Country Bumpkin Turned Into the King of Hollywood. The kid from Ohio with big ears and bad teeth eventually become Clark Gable.

In Racine County, Wisconsin, neatly maintained homes and dream houses are being designated ‘blighted’ to make way for Foxconn. “The Village is telling us our land is worthless, while at the same time you’re telling Foxconn it’s the best property in the world. I don’t know how any of you guys can sit here and do this.” (via Metafilter

The Kilopower Project Could Power a Mars Colony and Deep Space Missions. It involves small, portable nuclear reactors fueled by uranium.

Turns Out They Invented That 'How You Think You Look Vs. How You Really Look' Meme Back in 1921. It was the only joke on that page that deserved to survive.

The Planet That Took Us Beyond the Solar System. Pegasus, the first exoplanet, was discovered 23 years ago.

It’s Not Your Imagination: Allergy Season Gets Worse Every Year. The changing climate is producing more pollen, and more people are allergic to it.

Baby Pangolins Always Look Like They’re Waiting To Nervously Ask You To Prom. They're adorable, so you'd have to say yes.

Two Decades of War Have Eroded the Morale of America’s Troops.

15 Real-Life Family Secrets. Some of them would make a good movie plots. And even more in the comments.

How the American economy conspires to keep wages down. (via Boing Boing)

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