Trojan Horse
Ever wonder if the Trojan Horse would work today? Here's your answer. (Thanks again to Rob for the link.)
Humor
Craigslist ca. 1900
Suzanne Fischer points to a rib-tickling page purporting an origin in the Craigslist archives and an age of about 100 years. Among the more interesting classifieds of 1906:
M4W: Honest Farmer 65 Seeks
Medieval Help Desk
Ever wonder how Europe managed the transition from scroll to codex? This short video may provide some insight. I suspect the periodization is all wrong—historians of the book can let us know—
Revisionist History
Unfortunately for Bonds, it seems MLB's historians now are saying Aaron hit 805. This according to The Onion.
Thanks for the tip, Jerm.
Really Smooth Music
My good friend Rob was particularly disgusted by my Venerable Bede joke (sorry, Rob), so I'm going to try to make it up to him by posting one of his found