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Nude, crazed airplane passenger
Today, a gentleman on an American Airlines from Boston to Los Angeles stripped naked, got dressed again, and then attempted to open the emergency exit door. He was then "subdued" by theNew England Revolution soccer team who were also on board. From The Boston Channel: He was asked to go back to the bathroom to put his clothes on and he did and went back to his seat and then allegedly attempted to open an aircraft emergency exit door," (FBI spokesman Gary) Johnson said... After the man was subdued, the flight was diverted to Oklahoma City and the man was taken into FBI custody, (American Airlines spokesman Tim) Wagner said. The man, whose name was not immediately released, was put into flexible handcuffs by flight attendants and held until the plane landed. Nude man disrupts flight (BostonChannel.com)...
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Photograph of jumping shark behind surfers
Photog Kem McNair snapped this amazing shot of a spinner shark jumping out of the water behind surfers at New Smyrna Beach, Florida. No, it isn't Photoshopped. CNN.com has a video interview with McNair. Shark and surfers (CNN.com)...
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Obligatory cute animal video to close out the week
FSM knows this isn't new, but for some who stop by Boing Boing, it may be yet-unseen. Dramatic Lemur [actually Tarsier, but whatever, the Chipmunk upon which it's based was a hamster or something IIRC. ]...
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Silkworm farming
The new issue of Smithsonian has an interesting short article about traditional sericulture, AKA silkworm farming, in the 16th century. Apparently. one of the hardest parts was keeping the farmhouse at the perfect temperature for incubation. From Smithsonian: The process began with the 10-to 14-day incubation of silkworm eggs, which are produced by the mating of adult silkworm moths. According to the Silk Museum, keeping the tiny, delicate eggs (about the size of a pinhead) at just the right temperature was "the task of the women, who often carried small bags of eggs in direct contact with their skin. . .sometimes between their breasts." Once hatched, the worms, only about one millimeter long, had to be fed mulberry leaves night and day. Silkworm farming (Smithsonian)...
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Siamese birds
An incredibly rare set of conjoined twin birds, attached at the hip, were found earlier this week in White County, Arkansas. The Arkansas game & Fish Commission is sending the barn swallows to the Smithsonian Institution for further examination. No photo in the Associated Press article. Form the AP: While conjoined twins have been documented in humans, other mammals and reptiles, finding conjoined birds is difficult, as they likely die before being discovered, (Arkansas Game & Fish Commission ornithologist Karen) Rowe said. X-rays of the pair found each bird was fully formed, Rowe said. Scientists at the Smithsonian will examine the birds to determine whether they were fraternal twins or identical twins. Rowe said the birds would have had to come from a double-yolk egg. Siamese birds (Associated Press, thanks Jennifer Lum!)...
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