Panic in Nigerian town after chicken suddenly started speaking in Arabic.

It’s Oliver Cromwell’s birthday – here’s his speech throwing out the corrupt Parliament, with bonus Monty Python.

Haagen-Dazs Launches Tomato and Carrot-Flavored Ice Cream in Japan.

That Time Cleveland Released 1.5 Million Balloons and Chaos Ensued.

Some rather astonishing Real Size Visual Comparisons.

News you can use: how to drink all night without getting drunk.

Pictures of 200 Calories of Various Foods.

ICYMI, Thursday’s links are here, and include H.G. Wells’ interview of Stalin, the 1976 Spider-man/Planned Parenthood comic, and a calculation of how fast you would have to drive for rain to shatter your windshield.