Yet more keen links one might want to share

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Death Map, Most Common Causes of Death, By State

Several maps relating to cause of death

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She's a little on the thin side. Kinda bony.

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Anyone for Bartolome Day?

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by Happy Monkey

Anyone for Bartolome Day?

The Oatmeal missed the point. Columbus was sent by European power, the same power that writes history, therefore the resident savages, and visiting Vikings, Asians, Africans and Polynesians don't count.

And Bartolome? "He gave up his land, freed his slaves, became a priest, and spent the rest of his life fighting the brutal colonization of the New World." What a dumb move, what European Monarch, you know, the ones with power, is going to listen to a pauper priest? I doubt the Vatican was much interested either.

As a wealthy plantation owner he might have been able put a bug in the ear of some players at court, at least brought up the subject with the "loyal opposition", but of course their life expectancy was almost as short as the Indians.

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Tabletop Whale.

A science illustration blog using charts and animated GIFs. You'll like it or your money back.

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Don't you mean Indigenous Peoples' Day?

Mayor designates Indigenous Peoples’ Day, asks mutual respect

It’s official: In Seattle, the second Monday in October is now Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Mayor Ed Murray signed the measure Monday.

By Daniel Beekman

Seattle Mayor Ed Murray called for mutual respect among the city’s diverse communities Monday while signing into a law a resolution designating the second Monday of each October as Indigenous Peoples’ Day.

The resolution, approved by the City Council last week, angered some Italian Americans because Columbus Day, a federal holiday associated with the celebration of Italian heritage, is on the same date.

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"Italian heritage"??? what the heck?

[Happy Monkey]

That was a plot point on The Sopranos. The gangsters were all bent out of shape over an effort by Native American groups to stop celebrating Columbus.

[infinite monkey]

Originally Posted by Happy Monkey

That was a plot point on The Sopranos. The gangsters were all bent out of shape over an effort by Native American groups to stop celebrating Columbus.

Yep. Solid in my memory.

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I member dat.

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I liked it.

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liked. thanks.

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Because understanding this new virus in laboratory conditions allows us to learn more in a safer, controlled condition. Indeed, there are gazillions of viruses out there, we live in and amongst them literally all the time. Learning about this one in the lab doesn't mean we haven't already been exposed to it, we just know more about it. Also, "successfully infected" means transferred from one organism to another. "Infected" has emotional connotations that don't apply in the context of the lab experiment.

Additionally, this fellow does this as a hobby, finding new viruses. Apparently there's a lab coat for every petri dish too.

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A nice controlled virus sure could solve some problems for the military, just sayin...

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Soaking Behemoth – The Mack Super Pumper Was A Locomotive Engined Fire Fighter That Could Extinguish Hell Itself



The water pump on this monstrosity was powered by a 2,400 horsepower engine.

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Live Polar Bear Cam from Canada.