Advice from 1896: how to drive an electric car
A brief history of athletes drinking their own urine
How difficult is it to land on an aircraft carrier in rough seas?
August 29th, 2:14 a.m.: Skynet becomes Self-aware.
Everything you’ve heard about chastity belts is a lie
Buffalo Bill’s house (from Silence of the Lambs) is for sale
ICYMI, Tuesday’s links are here, and include the anniversary of the Vesuvius eruption that buried Pompeii, a gallery of ads for 19th-century magic shows, the $30 million cheese-making ring smashed by the Russian police, and Pop-Tart (and Count Chocula) beer.