by | Aug 21, 2013 | Weirdness
from The Daily Mirror Queen’s swan found barbecued near Windsor Castle riverbank WARNING: Graphic image. The bird was butchered and cooked before its remains were dumped close to the river By Barrie White One of the Queen’s swans has been found killed and...
by | Aug 15, 2013 | Weirdness
from Crain’s Famed piano maker Steinway sold for $499M After a last-minute bid canceled a planned sale to Kohlberg & Co., Steinway is selling itself to Paulson & Co. for a $3-per-share premium over the earlier offer. (AP) — The famed piano maker...
by | Aug 10, 2013 | Weirdness
from SPACE.com Applicants for One-Way Mars Trip to Descend on Washington by Tanya Lewis, Staff Writer A coterie of aspiring Martians will descend on Washington, D.C. on Saturday (Aug. 3) for the first Million Martian Meeting. The group consists of applicants for...
by | Aug 9, 2013 | Weirdness
from Foreign Policy Is This the Most Interesting Opening Paragraph Wikipedia’s Ever Published? Posted By Elias Groll Most Interesting Man in the World, meet your match. On Sunday, Twitter user Matthew Barrett created something of a sensation by linking to the...
by | Aug 5, 2013 | Weirdness
from The Los Angeles Times Citrus growers use predator wasp to fight disease threat BY RICARDO LOPEZ / PHOTOGRAPHY BY DON BARTLETTI Invasive species expert Mark Hoddle coaxes a vial of predatory wasps to the tip of a citrus branch infested with psyllids. The tiny...
by | Jul 31, 2013 | Weirdness
from TIME Magazine The Bodies in the Bogs: An Eerie Gift From the Iron Age Peat bogs are home to some creepy secrets. International Bog Day (yes such a thing exists) is a good time to revisit them By Jeffrey Kluger GETTY IMAGES There are cold cases and there are cold...
