2016 Audubon Photography Awards Winners: the Grand Prize winner is quite extraordinary.
Mercury is making a rare transit across the sun today. Good explanation here, live stream from 7:12 AM until ~2:45 PM Eastern time here.
Can you use a magnifying glass and moonlight to light a fire?
Frank Sinatra was offered the John McClane role in Die Hard before Bruce Willis.
The Independent Discovery of TCP/IP, By Ants.
Why the Army Needs Foam Goat Heads.
ICYMI, Friday’s links are here, and include a roundup of Mother’s Day links, why it’s illegal to use milk crates for anything other than milk, V.E Day anniversary, bizarre traditional dishes from all over the world, and how a wine and cocaine cocktail became Coca Cola.