From Debby:

Firework effects to watch for. And here’s And an interesting ending to the Indianapolis fireworks tonight and The Man’s Ultimate Guide to Explosive Fireworks. How to Start Your Own Country. The neuroscience of the itch. Related, sort of – why scientists think some people are mosquito magnets. CT scans may explain Stradivarius violins’ sound. How we read online. Before he was a noted author, Kurt Vonnegut was a POW in Nazi Germany. In this 1945 letter to his family, he relates the experiences that would become Slaughterhouse Five. The history of the Super Soaker. Stroke survivor regains speech, but with an accent. The question of Julius Caesar’s arrival date in Britain is seemingly answered once and for all. 7 Famous Executioners. Chinese anti-terror police on scooters. Boston SWAT team evacuates neighborhood for woman mixing household cleaners. ’Bozo The Clown’ Dies At 83. Woman Dead for 42 Years Before Someone Noticed. Dumb laws still on the books. A new clothing brand may be born out of the Texas raid on the FLDS polygamous sect. How smart is the octopus? 20 Deadliest Plants on the Planet. 25 Clever Bar Pick Up Lines.