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Video: ÒItÕs Raining MenÓ (30th Anniversary) on Letterman

Video: “It’s Raining Men” (30th Anniversary) on Letterman

Martha Wash does an amazing job celebrating the 30th anniversary of her hit-song “It’s Raining Men.”
100-year-old cyclist sets record for 100 kilometer ride

100-year-old cyclist sets record for 100 kilometer ride

His secret? A few glasses of wine, healthy eating, no smoking, and honey water when he rides, for energy.
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NYT: “Swiss cows send texts to tell when they’re in heat”

Shorter NYT: Grindr for cows.
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Video: Beachgoers rescue pod of 30 dolphins

I got chills watching this video of dozens of local Brazilians saving a pod of beached dolphins.
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FYI We’re shifting servers tonight, things may get hinky

So be prepared for a few glitches as the DNS propagates over the next 12+ hours.
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The Pretenders – Talk of the Town

Now that September is finishing up today, this means the last of the summer (local) fruit is almost here. We had a big salad for dinner last night with some lovely figs and red pepper, ...
Cool video of a lightning storm in Toronto

Cool video of a lightning storm in Toronto

Not very long, but amazing the one shot they got of lightning hitting a tower.
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Is there a second Mona Lisa?

And why do we care? Why is the Mona Lisa so famous in the first place? Apparently because it was once stolen.
Cool surfer video for a Friday evening

A cool surfer video for a Friday evening

A really neat video of some guys riding some incredible curls.
Why do these 32 metronomes suddenly get into synch?

Why do these 32 metronomes suddenly get into synch?

All the metronomes start at different times but after a while they all synch up, permanently. How?
Paolo Cirio's street art.

Artist posts life-sized shots of people caught in Google Street View

This is just incredibly cool. His name is Paolo Cirio.  And he’s gone through Google Street View and found photos of people inadvertently captured in the frame, blown the picture ...
273m people canÕt be wrong about this video (but is it racist?)

273m people can’t be wrong about this video (but is it racist?)

It’s the video everyone’s talking about. But do we like it because it’s racist? Some think so.
Video: Montreal public swing set makes music when you swing together

Video: Montreal public swing set makes music when you swing together

It makes different kinds of music if you get lots of people cooperating and swinging together. (Swings like socialism to me.)
Video: 11 month old twins rock to daddyÕs guitar

Video: 11 month old twins rock to daddy’s guitar

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