Elephant crushing, pyroflatulence, lawn mower racing, some unusual place names, and the Impact of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami on the video game industry

With an eye to the recent disaster in Japan, we look at the effects it has had on that nation's massive video game industry, execution by elephant, lawnmower racing, and the lighting of farts. We also have a couple of follow-ups to examine.

Firing squads, funny landing gear, American Nazis, unsuspicious numbers, and shark attacks!

Today's post takes a look a cryptography, the German American Bund, Ronnie Lee Gardner's execution, shark attacks, and an unusual B-36.