Tuesday, September 09, 2014

Miss Cellania's Links


In 1968, a Soviet submarine exploded and sank three miles to the ocean floor. The U.S. found it, and commissioned a spy ship from Howard Hughes to bring it up.

How 8 famous acquitted defendants spent the rest of their lives.

How Gorilla Glass Works. And why isn’t everything made out of it already?

How the Voyage of the Kon-Tiki Misled the World About Navigating the Pacific. Polynesians knew their way around the the ocean already, thankyouverymuch.

The liquor laws in Albany, Indiana, state that an establishment that sells liquor by the drink must also serve food. Here’s how one bar complied, even though they don’t want to cook.

What do you do if you’re a dog with two broken legs in casts? This scrappy little dog immediately learned to walk on two feet so she could get around.

The Miraculous Works Of The Criminal Justice System. “Just being physically unable to commit a crime is no defense against a system that has been fine tuned for prosecution.”

Eight Cat Paradises, Where the Felines Come First. With plenty of pictures of the lucky cats who lives there.

The New York Public Library Menu Collection, 1850-Present.

Henry McCollum was freed after 30 years on Death Row for a murder he did not commit. He and his brother were convicted by their coerced confessions, because there was no physical evidence against them. (via Metafilter)

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