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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Cockburn Rear Admiral George Cockburn.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%86thelred_the_Unready Wikipedia on Æthelred the Unready, King of England.

http://www.thesmartset.com/article/article10240701.aspx Hitler's battle with flatulence.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berghof_(Hitler) Hitler's mountain home.

http://blag.xkcd.com/2007/01/29/washingtons-farewell-address-translated-into-the-vernacular/ The URL says it: Washington's Farewell Address translated into the vernacular.
http://www.gellibaff.co.uk/ Powder to turn your bathtub into slime!

http://www.videojug.com/film/how-to-beat-your-children-at-computer-games A guide for parents on learning how to beat your children at video games.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVPjuiABp_E A music video for a song about Werner Von Braun by Tom Lehrer.
http://adage.com/century/campaigns.html A list of the top 100 advertising campaigns.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qEotHQgUsg A robot arm controlled by a Wii remote control.
http://archaeology.about.com/b/2006/12/01/damascus-steel.htm The history of Damascus Steel, lost to modern metalworkers.
http://www.3situations.com/BillSullivanWorks/MTmaster.html Pictures taken of New Yorkers as they came out of Metro ticket stiles.

http://www.headlesshistoricals.com/ Dolls of historical figures who were beheaded.
http://www.i-hacked.com/content/view/189/48/ Using the aluminum from a beer can to make a pick which can open Masterlock combination locks.
http://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/19/10scientific-frauds-that-rocked-the-world/ A top ten lists of scientific frauds.

http://www.damninteresting.com/eyewitnesses-to-hiroshima-and-nagasaki Eyewitnesses to the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
http://www.hemmy.net/2006/05/02/space-cube-smallest-pc/ The world's smallest PC, about 2 inches cubed, and has USB, Ethernet, and VGA. I think it's very cool.

11/3/05 Gil's LotD
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Montagu%2C_4th_Earl_of_Sandwich
Happy sandwich day everybody!