Links of Interest Vol. 1

Since the weekend  link post is a regular thing, I figured I should start giving it a regular name, so here’s the 1st edition of Links of Interest. Fans of Futurama should get the reference.

• The Birthmark - A short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne
• 22 Great Photos Found in Presidential Libraries
• KGB Ordered Hitler’s Remains Destroyed
• Group Writing Project: 90 Reviews of 2009 – You’ll find EiH on the 4th story down under “General”
• This rain of atomic bombs will increase manyfold in fury – A letter from an American physicist to a Japanese physicist on the day that the second atomic bomb  was dropped.
• The Orient Express Takes its Final Trip
• A Century of Great Gadget Design
• 5 Inspiring Acts of Kindness From Terrifying Crime Syndicates
• Great Men You’ve Never Heard of: Alexey Pajitnov, Creator of Tetris
• Notable Deaths of 2009
• Korean War Gallery: The Road to Seoul
• The Mystery of Zomia – An interesting look at societies that bucked modern civilization.
• 10 Unique and Amazing Places on Earth

Finally, a video of A Decade in Polaroids. One man takes a Polaroid of himself everyday for 3564 days:

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