It’s Chuck Norris’s birthday: his 5 most badass movies and a bunch of Norris “facts” plus a supercut of his best kicks. Related: U.K. scientists recreated Neanderthal man, who looks just like Chuck Norris.
Gallery of construction photos from 1881 to 1895: Building London’s Tower Bridge.
Inside the Global Scotch Shortage.
Science: Why Do Dogs Smell Each Other’s Butts?
Our Pungent History: Sweat, Perfume, and the Scent of Death.
Toilet-Seat Scale tells you how much weight is lost after you take a dump.
ICYMI: Tuesday’s links are here, and include a 1953 film explaining how mechanical (pre-microchip) computers worked, old English words we should still use, the story behind Strawberry Fields Forever, and the last generation of typewriter repairmen.