Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Miss Cellania's Links

The History of Glass.

Fifty years after thalidomide caused so many birth defects, drug producer Chemie GrĂ¼nenthal's CEO has offered an apology. Look behind the scandal, and we see Nazi ties to the development of the drug.

Hummingbird Clearwing Moths act like hummingbirds more than moths (which is what they are). And they have windows in their wings!

 When comic book art gets so silly that it's ridiculed as a meme, maybe someone will notice. DC did notice, and changed the controversial cover art for Catwoman Zero.

A Jehovah's Witness sermon on the evils of masturbation in sign language is strangely entertaining and probably NSFW. Add the proper soundtrack, and you just may spew coffee on your screen.

Some of the biggest  horror films ever are Halloween, The Exorcist, and George Romero's zombie classic Night of the Living Dead. Read more about these three films and why you'll want to "resurrect" them for your Halloween entertainment at Neatorama's Halloween blog.

Schools in Chicago are in limbo because teachers are on strike. Here are five things they are protesting against, about, or for.

Mathematical proofs are just plain awesome. And someone who believes that should be teaching our kids about them.

24 pop-culture windows into the world of 1992. Some may be painful, but nostalgia is not for sissies.

Executive Orders: The Famous, The Infamous & The Ridiculous. You'll even find out what an executive order is!

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