From National Geographic: Spanish drought reveals submerged medieval church. The picture above is before the drought. tjc

I have been on the Daxflame trail for almost a year and a half now. He is weird to say the least. I believe he may even suffer from Asperger syndrome. But the more you get familiar with his videos, the more hilarious he becomes. Some believe his character is all for show. I have no idea, but he is entertaining. Recently he disappeared for almost a month but to the relief of his viewers (80 thousand subscribers and 5 million channel views) he has returned. His older videos are absolutely priceless. Warning: his videos are awkward. glc

Here is my favorite Daxflame video. In this episode, he introduces his new "Daxflame." jmj

My Wiki-crush continues. Form Read/Write Web: Top ten ways to search Wikipedia. I'm digging the WikiMindMap. I would add to the list the Firefox add-on Googlepedia, which presents a relevant Wikipedia page along side your Google search. Trust me, it's awesome. tjc

Eleven-year-old Akshay Rajagopal won the National Geographic Bee yesterday in Washington, D.C. Do you know the answer to his final question: Cochabamba is the third largest urban area of what country? If interested, you can take a quiz of all the questions asked in the final round. jmj

I was just saying the other day that I needed a more thorough understanding of beard types. Lo and behold: an expanded facial hair chart. Below is just a taste. tjc

Eleven elderly people accused of being witches have been burned to death by a mob in the west of Kenya. When I first read the headline, I thought it was a history lesson. Unbelievable. jmj

Seismologist Walter Mooney but there's no real way to predict earthquake aftershocks. jmj

How does this Washington Times article pass for news? The quote below, used to show why conservatives should rally behind McCain, shows just how incredulous this story is. What's the problem with empathy for the under-represented? Enraged. That's what this article makes me. Enraged that people think this way. tjc

Mr. Obama's campaign did not return a call for comment, but in July, speaking to Planned Parenthood, the likely Democratic nominee presidential said he would choose judges who have "the empathy to understand what it's like to be poor, or African-American, or gay, or disabled, or old."

Scientists are developing a propulsion method using antimatter that may shorten the travel time between Mars and Earth from 11 months to one month. Can you say warp speed? (thx mance) glc

N.Y. Times profile of a New Jersey woman flexing her blog muscles. Ah, the power of interwebbing. tjc

I was recently reminded of an obstacle course race I am hoping to do one day. It's called the Tough Guy Race, held in England twice a year. Once in the winter and once in the summer. ESPN's Jim Caple did a huge profile of it. It's, as we like to say here in memeticians land, totally BADASS! glc