This is called humanity.


TIL in 1897, a team of Swedes attempted to reach the North Pole via hot air balloon. They disappeared but decades later their remains were discovered, along with chilling photographs documenting their last days.

Corporate Tax Holiday in Debt Ceiling Deal: Where's the Uproar? -- Matt Taibbi

Little Kid Giving Up His Baseball Will Bring A Tear To Your Eye

An open letter to servicemen and women regarding supporting WikiLeaks in the US military: "The idea that high-ranking individuals in the United States Armed Forces have connected 'human rights' with 'anti-military' is, to me, horrifying."

"This Senator is going to fight back. I was not elected to the United States Senate to make devastating cuts in Social Security, in Medicare, in Medicaid, in children's programs, while lowering tax rates for the wealthiest people in this country."

TIL BP Built an Artificial Island in the Arctic to Bypass Offshore Drilling Regulations. Plan: Drill 2 Miles Down then 8 Miles SIDEWAYS.

2 out of 3 Americans may vote against their current member of Congress, highest dissatisfaction in 22 years.

Bernie Sanders congratulates Republicans sarcastically for their victory on behalf of the rich.

TIL John O'Hurley who played J. Peterman on Seinfeld is a co-owner of the real J. Peterman catalog and helped bring it back from bankruptcy.

More Corporate Tax Breaks are coming. It's all part of the $3 trillion "Debt Reduction" plan, which will remove your Home Mortgage Deduction and gift that to US Corporations with even lower tax rates.

Sinkholes - nature's equivalent of a chair pull


Just some table salt. [SEM]

Important Repost: TIL 2/3 of Americans live in a Constitution Free Zone

Pedestrian Bridge