War of the Golden Stool, the first email spammer, doord, Mariner 1, Boston Corbett, a beach made of glass, and Endal the super dog

After a week of rough times, dear constant reader, I have finally gotten my final date of wearing the uniform, which will be May 20th. Expect lean posting to continue as I finish my days as and active-duty Marine.

Today, we will examine why we should all hate Gary Thuerk, the Glass Beach at Fort Bragg, a NASA disaster caused by a missing hyphen, a lexicographic typo that appeared in Webster's, a war between the British and the Ashantis over a stool, and the crazy life of the man who killed a presidential assassin.

Airline seats, synchronized orgasms, a virtual plague, and animals with academic credentials

Today's post examines animals with degrees, the "Corrupted Blood" incident, Global Orgasm, and seat configurations for the Airbus A380.

I LIEK AMINALS!!!!11

Today has an animal theme: ferret legging, the legendary tanuki, dog spinning, and Acoustic Kitty.

xkcd, Korea, and the Blondi that really did have more fun

Today's post gives us a bit of meta-influence, has some fun at Korea's expense, and visits with Hitler's dog.