The Linkage for May 21st
Here’s a quick look at what I was reading online from May 5th to May 21st:
Americans find a way to happily pay more on flights
What happened to all the backlash about airlines charging for pillows, rock-hard sandwiches and disposable headphones? Now that airlines are catering to America's lazy love affair with racking up debt, passengers are finding it easier to cough up the (plastic) bucks.
Tags: travel business
Girl finds Jesus in a Cheeto
And she named it "Cheesus." You can't make that kind of stuff up.
Tags: texas religion
Deforestation led to 99% population decline for Rapa Nui
If you're like me and know little to nothing about the history of Easter Island, this article is a quick and informative read.
Tags: history easter_island chile environment
Parents pick Rockets logo over child’s education
I'm all for supporting your favorite team, but don't you think having your child in school is more important that making sure he doesn't have to give up his playoff hairdo?
Tags: texas houston basketball rockets education parenting stupid
A scenic cruise of the Houston Ship Channel
Houston ship pilot Louis Vest assembled this video from more than 2000 still photos he took on a 3 1/2-hour journey on a 600-ft.-long Panamax tanker navigating the Houston Ship Channel.
Tags: texas houston
Massive Russian war memorial in danger of tipping over
One of Russia's most important war memorials, a huge statue towering over the southern city of Volgograd (formerly Stalingrad) that was the tallest statue in the world when it was unveiled in 1967, is now in danger of collapsing.
Tags: russia history world_war_2
Dom DiMaggio dies at 92
Seven-time all-star Dom DiMaggio, whose outstanding career was always overshadowed by his brother Joe, has passed away at the age of 92. Like fellow Red Sox Ted Williams and Johnny Pesky, he also gave up some of the prime years of his baseball career to serve his county in World War II.
Tags: deaths red_sox baseball
Woman sues Louisiana Wal-Mart over ‘Norman the nutria’
Being in a Wal-Mart is scary. Being in Louisiana is also scary. Being in a Louisiana Wal-Mart? No thanks, my friend.
Tags: business louisiana funny walmart
Chinese county rescinds cigarette order
A Chinese county has rescinded a rule urging its government workers to smoke more of a locally produced cigarette brand in order to boost tax income. Amazingly, under the ban, those who did not smoke enough or used brands from other provinces or overseas faced being fined or even fired.
Tags: china health government stupid
Battle underway to preserve Tesla’s bold failure
In 1901, Nikola Tesla began work on a global system of giant towers meant to relay through the air not only news, stock reports and even pictures but also, unbeknown to investors, free electricity for one and all. Today, a fight is looming over the ghostly remains of a site called Wardenclyffe — what Tesla authorities call the only surviving workplace of the eccentric genius.
Tags: history science new_york
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