The Weasel War Dance is a colloquial term for a behavior of excited ferrets and weasels.
The Russian Revolution occurred 100 years ago. “Harsh Realities of 1917 Revolution in Paintings of a Petrograd Police Officer” captures some of it.
North Korean defectors speak. Read between the lines because a lot is understated (by necessity). If these defectors’ identities are ever revealed, three generations of their families would suffer punishment.
“During planting and harvest season, we would wake up at 4 a.m. and walk three hours to reach the farmland. We’d take a little break for lunch or a snack, then work until 8 p.m. before walking home again. Doing the weeding was the hardest because we had to get rid of them by hand. And we’d buy beans from the market and make tofu that we’d sell from our house. Our profit was less than 5,000 won [60 cents at the black market rate] a day. But because the bean price fluctuates, sometimes we were left with nothing at all.”
Farmer from Hoeryong, escaped 2014.
“Who was America’s first President?” The answer is obvious.
New technology allows you to swing through a waterfall without getting wet.
The National Lampoon Suicide Hotline.
Germany is No. 3 for internet domain name ownership by country.
Before I die I want to see Rome.
[Top image from here. h/t Alan U.]
Tacky Raccoons 