Truth (Plus Lies)

Some facts about Gotham City.
via Kottke

Hey cool! Removable tattoo ink!

Here’s a 50 minute video of an interview with Richard Feynman. It’s very interesting:

Holy shit.

Wonkette looks at some NRA propaganda. They also point out that pro-gun Democrats did very well in the last election — which probably makes recruiting a little harder for those who want to fight the relentless liberal attacks on our second amendment rights.

Some little kids killed Santa.

The panda eats for a while. Then sneezes.

via Majikthise

A woman almost died because her neighbor accidentally shampooed her hair with insecticide.

Richard Dawkins speaks at Fair Hills Kindergarten.

If you refuse these methods and persist with the nonscience of Christmas Magic—that is, if you continue to claim that Santas “powers” arose from some indefinable source—then you are wading in some very murky waters indeed. It is a rejection of all logic. Why not the Pink Unicorn Man or the Flying Spaghetti Monster? No rational scientist would accept any information without a source, without a foundation, and neither should you.

via Cynical-C

Nominee for “Self-Evidently Misguided Solution of the Year”:

A fence-building company in Southern California agrees to pay nearly $5 million in fines for hiring illegal immigrants. Two executives from the company may also serve jail time. The Golden State Fence Company’s work includes some of the border fence between San Diego and Mexico.

via Cynical-C