New Preventative Drug Would Kill People Before They Get Alzheimer's

"Preliminary research also suggests Proneva may be equally effective at preventing cancer, AIDS, and heart attacks."

A couple of D-Day links

The Gear, Gadgets and Weaponry of a D-Day Paratrooper.

Before and After D-Day: Rare Color Photos.

The other (Queen Victoria's) Diamond Jubilee

1897 photos and film.

R.I.P. Ray Bradbury

The author of Fahrenheit 451 and The Martian Chronicles died this morning.

Wednesday links

Gallery of photos circa 1870: How Wild West Really Looked.

What do spelling-bee winners do when they grow up?

Questions Kids Always Ask About Animals, and the answers.

The catcopter, and a news story about it.

Google's World Wonders Project offers 360-degree views of 132 historic sites.

10 Uses for the Swiss Army Survival Tampon.

Erupting Urinal Soaks House Press Gallery

It couldn't have happened to a nicer group.  ;-)

4 men and 2 women sentenced to death for dancing at Pakistan wedding

“staining the honour” of their families.

Woman faints at Passport Office after telepathic sex attack by elderly man

Don't you hate it when this happens?

Reason to homeschool #n (where n is some large number)

Graduates receive diplomas with 'education' spelled wrong

Read more here: http://blogs.herald.com/dave_barrys_blog/#storylink=cpy

Rub some bacon on it

Excellent video.

When Did Free Speech Become Illegal

Selective punishments for thoughtcrime in the UK.

Friday links

Assisted rhinoceros reproduction.

When Rivers Collide: 10 Incredible Confluences Around the World.

Video - the cat/buttered toast experiment.

Precariously Leaning Towers of the World- The other ones, not the one in Pisa.

There is an old person smell, scientists say.

Does Hemingway's advice "write drunk, edit sober" work?

History of Human-Powered Cranes.