The untold story of how Friederich von Hayek caught inflation by the balls This is a bull named ‘Inflation’ — named “Inflation� because the beast never stopped growing. There on the left is Nobel Prize winner Friedrich Hayek, who’s got Inflation by the balls. The picture was taken by Aus...

Michelle & The Return of “Cool� Moving a couch at The White House - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - There are two little noticed aspects of Obama and his family that I think bode very well for America. The first is Michelle… The second contribution is the return of “cool� as a vi...

Literal Beatles Cover of the best selling book Communism, Hypnotism & The Beatles, by David Noebel An odd photo of John, Yoko & Andy Warhol New shots of John Lennon and Mick Jagger found (YouTube above from Bits & pieces) Un-related: Sturgeon Face Huge Depositories of Unusual Links About Bob Dylan A...

Shots taken from the flying machine Video of Wilbur Wright demonstrating his flying machine in Italy in 1909, including the first footage ever filmed from an airplane. The two-seater plane with Wilbur Wright at the helm did a lap before an audience of photographers, army men and noteworthy moustache...

Hamburg Two Finnish guys carving "Merry Christmas" with ice blocks at the South Pole on Christmas Eve. (From The spectacularly obtuse blog) Photographs of Hamburg by German painter Manfred W. Juergens Chicken Shit Bingo at an Austin, TX saloon Alaska Volcano Observatory (Live) Venice From Above A Hu...

A Charmed Run In June 1950 a young man walked into the Desert Inn in Las Vegas and won 28 straight passes at craps, beating odds of more than 10 million to 1. Because he picked up his winnings after each throw, he walked away with only $750; if he'd left them on the table he would have made $289,406...

Canticle for Leibowitz Has it ever happen to you when somebody tells you about something that’s supposed to be one of the best things in its genre, and you never heard of it? My good friend Chip described A Canticle for Leibowitz as one of the 10 most important books written in the 20th century, a...

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Sleeping Bear Unusual Door knobs. (From Evil mad scientist) The greatest sleeping bag ever made, by Eiko Ishizawa. (From Dooby Brain) People Who Live in Glass Houses. It's Not All Sunshine; Faded Furniture, Nosy Neighbors and Baking Heat Among Gripes 30 Novels Worth Buying For the Cover Alone. (Than...